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 Rupert (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 Rupert. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rupert is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Rupert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rupert:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Rupert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Alread
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Rex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Copeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rumley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Formosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Green Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Bee Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Eglantine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Baxter County
- Big Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Edgemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Higden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Old Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Solgohachia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Twin Groves
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Guy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Mount Judea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Tilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hector
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Caglesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Scottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Economy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Silex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Watts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Leslie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Blanco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Joe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cozahome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Alco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Timbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Onia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rupert, see our County-by-County Page for Rupert.
Cemeteries Near Rupert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rupert.
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 Rupert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rupert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Low Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arnhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woolum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Rupert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rupert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rupert, with the one closest to Rupert listed first.
- Alread
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Latham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Edge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Claude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Dennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flat ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Watts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rupert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rupert.
Newspapers Published in Rupert ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rupert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rupert, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rupert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rupert:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone 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 Rupert, 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- Rupert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |