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 Sand Gap (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 Sand Gap. 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.
Name Variations for Sand Gap ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Sandgap.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Sand Gap is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Sand Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Gap:
- Pope County (The home county of Sand Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Gap, with the one closest to Sand Gap listed first.
- Tilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tilly is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel was located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Silex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Augsburg is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Caglesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caglesville is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Taral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Taral is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moreland is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Center Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Boone County
- Valley Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Gap, with the one closest to Sand Gap listed first.
- Jerusalem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Gap, with the one closest to Sand Gap listed first.
- Strawberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Hagarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Ozone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ludwig
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Lamar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Oark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Piney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Spadra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Madison County
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Gap, with the one closest to Sand Gap listed first.
- Deer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Mount Judea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Swain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Parthenon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Boxley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Ponca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Gap, with the one closest to Sand Gap listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Blanco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Watts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Gap, with the one closest to Sand Gap listed first.
- Rex
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Gap.
Cemeteries Near Sand Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Gap.
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 Sand Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Gap, with the one closest to Sand Gap listed first.
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Self Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Self Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeman Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeman Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tarlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tarlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Treat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Sand Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Gap, with the one closest to Sand Gap listed first.
- Fort Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Mount Judea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Red Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel was located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood was located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Cave Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Silex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is also located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Swain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Zadock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zadock was located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Hagarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Gap.
Newspapers Published in Sand Gap ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Gap, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Gap.
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 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 Sand Gap:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren 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 Sand Gap, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |