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 Robertsville (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 Robertsville. 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.
Robertsville is located in Conway 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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Robertsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robertsville:
- Conway County (The home county of Robertsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Jerusalem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Twin Groves
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wooster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Johnson County
- Piney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Logan County
- Delaware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Houston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Perryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Casa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Economy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Caglesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Hector
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Center Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Searcy County
- Witt's Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Formosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Alread
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crabtree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Bee Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Copeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Choctaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Gravesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Cotton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Birta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Chickalah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robertsville, see our County-by-County Page for Robertsville.
Cemeteries Near Robertsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robertsville.
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 Robertsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robertsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Boltman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robertsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Childers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Beeson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wiedower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Robertsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robertsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Old Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Jerusalem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Saint Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Economy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Lick Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Caglesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Claude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Edge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Hector
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robertsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robertsville.
Newspapers Published in Robertsville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robertsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robertsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robertsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Robertsville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren 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 Robertsville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robertsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |