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 Reform (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 Reform. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Reform is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Reform. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reform:
- Saline County (The home county of Reform)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Paron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Rubicon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Avilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Kentucky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Congo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Traskwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Oppelo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Winrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Pontoon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Morrilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Menifee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Lollie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mayflower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Hot Springs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Jessieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Lonsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Piney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Rockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lake Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- Tull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Magnet Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Butterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Malvern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Deberrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Italy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Bigelow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Casa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Holla Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Ferndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Banty ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Natural Steps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Roland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monnie Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Secluded Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Maumelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Mabelvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Wakefield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Birta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Ola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reform, see our County-by-County Page for Reform.
Cemeteries Near Reform ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reform.
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 Reform - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reform covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Bolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas - Leatherwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Geurin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martindale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newkirk Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Old Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tyndall Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Reform had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reform, with the one closest to Reform listed first.
- Blocher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bland is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Owensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Owensville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Jessieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tatumville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Avilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Aplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Adona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nimrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Banty ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reform. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reform.
Newspapers Published in Reform ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reform.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reform, 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 Reform.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Reform:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski 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 Reform, 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 from Point A (ie- Reform) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |