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 Rottaken (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 Rottaken. 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 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 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.
Rottaken is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Rottaken. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rottaken:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Rottaken)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rottaken, with the one closest to Rottaken listed first.
- Wrightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Woodson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Hensley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Sweet Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- College Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windamere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mabelvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas County
- Humphrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Faulkner County
- Mayflower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rottaken, with the one closest to Rottaken listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Center Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Slabtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Turin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Prattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Grapevine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Poyen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rottaken, with the one closest to Rottaken listed first.
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pastoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Tucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Sherrill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- White Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Altheimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rottaken, with the one closest to Rottaken listed first.
- Keo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cobbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- England
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Bayou Meto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Seaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Lonoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sisemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Parnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- McCreanor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Parkers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rottaken, with the one closest to Rottaken listed first.
- East End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shannon Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Bauxite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Bryant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Haskell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kentucky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Traskwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rottaken, see our County-by-County Page for Rottaken.
Cemeteries Near Rottaken ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rottaken.
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 Rottaken - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rottaken covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rottaken, with the one closest to Rottaken listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Birden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campbells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rest in Peace Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Little Rock.
- The Wood Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinkerton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185013 <2>
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Hudgens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Landmark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rottaken in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rottaken.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rottaken, with the one closest to Rottaken listed first.
- Wrightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Orion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Red Bluff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Wampoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wampoo is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampoo
- Sweet Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fourche ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fourche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Altharp ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Altharp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
- Toltec
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toltec is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ico ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kearney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kearney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rottaken. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rottaken.
Newspapers Published in Rottaken ...
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 242 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rottaken.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rottaken, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rottaken.
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 Rottaken:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Faulkner County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Saline 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rottaken) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Rottaken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |