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 Ryan (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 Ryan. 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 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.
Ryan is located in Lonoke 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 Lonoke County: Arkansas, Faulkner, Jefferson, Prairie, Pulaski & White.
Below are the counties that are near Ryan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ryan:
- Lonoke County (The home county of Ryan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
- Allport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Coy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Humnoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humnoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humnoke
- Humnoke is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humnoke <2>
- Seaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- England is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <2>
- Parkers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Bayou Meto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Cobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Keo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo
- Keo is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keo <2>
- McCreanor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Sisemore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Lonoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke
- Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <2>
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
- Humphrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Humphrey is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <2>
- Stuttgart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
- Stuttgart is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuttgart <2>
- Parham ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Almyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
- Almyra is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <2>
- Casscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Bayou Meto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Preston Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
- Center Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Ico ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
- Tucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Wabbaseka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Sherrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plum Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Altheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altheimer
- Altheimer is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altheimer <2>
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Pastoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Rob Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Redfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <2>
- Cornerstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Madding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- Monroe County
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Screeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Ulm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Tollville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Hazen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Hazen is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <2>
- De Valls Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Valls Bluff
- De Valls Bluff is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Valls Bluff <2>
- Biscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
- Scott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Scott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <2>
- Hensley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hensley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Hensley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hensley <2>
- Woodson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Wrightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wrightsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- College Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Station
- College Station is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Station <2>
- Bingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Sweet Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Rose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Booker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- McAlmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Argenta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saline County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ryan, see our County-by-County Page for Ryan.
Cemeteries Near Ryan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ryan.
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 Ryan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
- Tomberlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomberlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomberlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gumwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gumwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gumwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Flynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flynn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Geridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nelon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Weedon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weedon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weedon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hendricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sullivan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Keo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fields Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tucker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Keo Cemetery
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 Ryan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ryan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
- Tomberlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- England is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <2>
- Humphrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Humphrey is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <2>
- Pettus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Bayou Meto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Cobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Keo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo
- Keo is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keo <2>
- Wabbaseka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plum Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Sherrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Goldman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Toltec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Wampoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Altheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altheimer
- Altheimer is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altheimer <2>
- Toltec
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ryan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ryan.
Newspapers Published in Ryan ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ryan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ryan, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ryan.
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 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 Ryan:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Lonoke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Prairie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saline County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Arkansas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Lonoke County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Lonoke County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ryan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ryan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ryan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ryan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5437, Longitude: -91.8276 In this case, the coordinates for Ryan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |