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 Raspberry (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 Raspberry. 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.
Raspberry is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Raspberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raspberry:
- Pope County (The home county of Raspberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raspberry, with the one closest to Raspberry listed first.
- Tilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Hector
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Caglesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Silex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Moreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Taral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Augsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raspberry, with the one closest to Raspberry listed first.
- Jerusalem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raspberry, with the one closest to Raspberry listed first.
- Hagarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Strawberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Ozone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ludwig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raspberry, with the one closest to Raspberry listed first.
- Mount Judea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Deer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vendor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Limestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Hasty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Walnut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Parthenon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Western Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raspberry, with the one closest to Raspberry listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Blanco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Lone Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raspberry, with the one closest to Raspberry listed first.
- Alread
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Rex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Scotland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dennard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rumley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Formosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Choctaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raspberry, see our County-by-County Page for Raspberry.
Cemeteries Near Raspberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raspberry.
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 Raspberry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raspberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raspberry, with the one closest to Raspberry listed first.
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nogo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nogo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeman Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Witts Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barkers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Raspberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raspberry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raspberry, with the one closest to Raspberry listed first.
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Witt's Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Bear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Alread
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Hector
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Snowball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
- Cave Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Mount Judea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Watts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raspberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raspberry.
Newspapers Published in Raspberry ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raspberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raspberry, 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 Raspberry.
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 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 Raspberry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren 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 Raspberry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raspberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |