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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 Reeds 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 Reeds 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.
Name Variations for Reeds Ferry ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Reeds Ferry: Reeds Fry. (or less commonly used: Reeds Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Reeds Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reeds Ferry may originally have been Reed's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reeds Ferry might be written as Reed Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reeds Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reeds Ferry.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Reeds Ferry 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 Reeds Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeds Ferry:
- Pope County (The home county of Reeds Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Ferry, with the one closest to Reeds Ferry listed first.
- Holla Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Center Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Moreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Taral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Ferry, with the one closest to Reeds Ferry listed first.
- Pontoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Oppelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Solgohachia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Jerusalem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plumerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Menifee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Faulkner County
- Lollie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Ferry, with the one closest to Reeds Ferry listed first.
- Piney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Lamar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Ferry, with the one closest to Reeds Ferry listed first.
- Delaware
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Ferry, with the one closest to Reeds Ferry listed first.
- Casa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Adona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Toad Suck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Little Italy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Saline County
- Paron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Ferry, with the one closest to Reeds Ferry listed first.
- Cotton Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Birta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeds Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Reeds Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Reeds Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeds 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 Reeds Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeds Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeds Ferry, with the one closest to Reeds Ferry listed first.
- Plott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gally Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bata Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ringer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Slaty Crossing Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faubus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah 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.<5>
While we didn't find Reeds Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeds Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeds Ferry, with the one closest to Reeds Ferry listed first.
- Carden Bottoms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Holla Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Divide ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dardanelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Birta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Adona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Economy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Aplin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Ola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeds Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeds Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Reeds 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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeds Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeds 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 Reeds Ferry.
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 either 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 Reeds Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Saline County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reeds Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Reeds Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |