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 Ralston Ferry (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 Ralston Ferry. 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 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.
Ralston Ferry is located in Garland 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 Garland County: Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Ralston Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ralston Ferry:
- Garland County (The home county of Ralston Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Lake Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Piney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Mountain Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Lonsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Caddo Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arkadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Joan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Gum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Griffithtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Curtis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Dallas County
- Dalark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Poyen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Tull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Prattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Magnet Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Social Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Bismarck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Butterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Perla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Donaldson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Bonnerdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Mazarn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Joplin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Fir ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Fannie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Washita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Rubicon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Traskwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Haskell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kentucky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Shaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Congo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ralston Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Ralston Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Ralston Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ralston Ferry.
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 Ralston Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ralston Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Files Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spurlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jewish Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Irwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McClendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Rush Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prince Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ralston Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ralston Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ralston Ferry, with the one closest to Ralston Ferry listed first.
- Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- De Roche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- De Roche is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Roche
- Sanders ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sanders is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Bismarck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Social Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Oma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Mountain Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Butterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Pearcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Etta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Elmore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ralston Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ralston Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Ralston Ferry ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ralston Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ralston Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ralston Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ralston Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Dallas County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Saline 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> | 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 Ralston Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ralston Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |