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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 Rumley (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 Rumley. 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 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.

Rumley is primarily located in Van Buren County. A portion of Rumley extends into Searcy County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Rumley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rumley:

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of Rumley)
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumley, with the one closest to Rumley listed first.
    • Big Flat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
    • Culp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Culp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Culp
      • From Rumley to Culp
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumley, with the one closest to Rumley listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
      • Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <1>
    • Prim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Higden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Greers Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shiloh
      • From Rumley to Shiloh
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Miller
      • From Rumley to Miller
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumley, with the one closest to Rumley listed first.
    • Austin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <1>
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
    • Center Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumley, with the one closest to Rumley listed first.
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bruno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bruno
      • From Rumley to Bruno
    • Rea Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pope County
    • Tilly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumley, with the one closest to Rumley listed first.
    • Leslie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <1>
    • Watts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watts
      • From Rumley to Watts
    • Baker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
    • Lone Pine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Harriet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
      • Harriet is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriet <1>
    • Cozahome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
    • Blanco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
    • Witt's Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Joe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pindall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pindall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumley, with the one closest to Rumley listed first.
    • Alco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Stone County
    • Fox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
      • Fox is located in Stone County
    • Timbo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Onia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
      • Onia is located in Stone County
    • Fifty-Six
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rumley, see our County-by-County Page for Rumley.

Cemeteries Near Rumley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rumley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rumley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rumley, with the one closest to Rumley listed first.

  • Dennard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elberta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lunceford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunceford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunceford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leslie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leslie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leslie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baldwin Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mabrey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caid Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Woolum Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Watts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Scribner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scribner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scribner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Rumley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rumley.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rumley, with the one closest to Rumley listed first.

  • Oak Flat ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
  • Dennard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Leslie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Searcy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <1>
  • Campbell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Searcy County
  • Watts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Watts
    • From Rumley to Watts
  • Copeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Copeland
    • From Rumley to Copeland
  • Alco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Alco is located in Stone County
  • Marshall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Searcy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
  • Timbo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alread
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rushing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bear Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
    • Settlement ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
      • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
    • Big Flat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rumley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rumley.

Newspapers Published in Rumley ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rumley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rumley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rumley.

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 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 Rumley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rumley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Rumley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Rumley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rumley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7907, Longitude: -92.5160    









 

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