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 Ragsdale (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 Ragsdale. 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 and hospitals 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.
Ragsdale is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Ragsdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ragsdale:
- Perry County (The home county of Ragsdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Adona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fourche
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Little Italy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Toad Suck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Winrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Oppelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pontoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Morrilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plumerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Menifee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Solgohachia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Old Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Lollie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mayflower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Wooster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Hot Springs Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jessieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Fountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Lonsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Holla Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- North Dardanelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Roland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Monnie Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Natural Steps
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Banty ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Secluded Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Maumelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Paron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Rubicon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Avilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Kentucky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plainview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dardanelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chickalah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Rover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ragsdale, see our County-by-County Page for Ragsdale.
Cemeteries Near Ragsdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ragsdale.
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 Ragsdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ragsdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyndall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cardon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGhee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deberrie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forked Mountain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
While we didn't find Ragsdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ragsdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ragsdale, with the one closest to Ragsdale listed first.
- Aplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Adona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reform
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reform is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Casa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Nimrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Divide ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Hollis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Birta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carden Bottoms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Morrilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ragsdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ragsdale.
Newspapers Published in Ragsdale ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ragsdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ragsdale, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ragsdale.
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 Ragsdale:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Pope County
- Pulaski 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> | 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 Ragsdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ragsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |