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 Riffe Ford (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 Riffe Ford. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Riffe Ford is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Riffe Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riffe Ford:
- Clark County (The home county of Riffe Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Whelen Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Vaden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Beirne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Gurdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Griffithtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Gum Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Okolona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arkadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Joan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Caddo Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Harlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Hopeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- College Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Milner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- McNeil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Sparkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Dalark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Manning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Shover Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Bluff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Cale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Boughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Rosston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Laneburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Willisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Emmet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Bodcaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Chidester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Reader
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Bragg City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Cullendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- East Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bearden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pace City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Piney Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Antoine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Bowen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- White County
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riffe Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Riffe Ford.
Cemeteries Near Riffe Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riffe Ford.
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 Riffe Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riffe Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Easley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis Randolph Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Tate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Riffe Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riffe Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riffe Ford, with the one closest to Riffe Ford listed first.
- Sayre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Barham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barham is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham
- Chidester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Bluff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whelen Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Lunet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lunet is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunet
- Vaden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Zama ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Lackland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lackland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Smithton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Gurdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beirne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riffe Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riffe Ford.
Newspapers Published in Riffe Ford ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riffe Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riffe Ford, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riffe Ford.
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 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 Riffe Ford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Columbia County
- Dallas County
- Hempstead County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- White 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 Riffe Ford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riffe Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |