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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 Scotland (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 Scotland. 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 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.

Scotland is located in Van Buren 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 Scotland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotland:

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of Scotland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
    • Crabtree
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rex
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Formosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alread
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Choctaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Copeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copeland
      • From Scotland to Copeland
    • Green Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bee Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
    • Morganton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morganton
      • From Scotland to Morganton
    • Damascus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
    • Dennard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cleburne County
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
    • Austin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Cleveland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Center Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Middleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jerusalem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <2>
    • Old Hickory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Solgohachia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solgohachia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
      • Solgohachia is located in Conway County
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Conway County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • Hattieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Plumerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Menifee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menifee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
      • Menifee is located in Conway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <2>
    • Morrilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
    • Twin Groves
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Guy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Greenbrier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Wooster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Enders
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope County
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
    • Watts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watts
      • From Scotland to Watts
    • Leslie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Witt's Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Blanco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
    • Fox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
      • Fox is located in Stone County
    • Alco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Stone County
    • Timbo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Scotland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotland.

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 Scotland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Foster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Low Gap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Low Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Low Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halbrooks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halbrooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halbrooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reid Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • Evans Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lowder Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brents Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brents Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brents Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scotland had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Edge ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
    • Edge is located in Van Buren County
  • Claude
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claude have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
    • Claude is located in Van Buren County
  • Latham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Van Buren County
  • Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
    • Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
  • Alread
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Choctaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Copeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Copeland
    • From Scotland to Copeland
  • Lick Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
    • Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
  • Bee Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
    • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
  • Jerusalem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Martinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
      • Martinville is located in Faulkner County
    • Damascus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
    • Morganton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morganton
      • From Scotland to Morganton

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

Newspapers Published in Scotland ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotland, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotland.

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 Scotland:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scotland. 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 Scotland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Scotland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scotland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5260, Longitude: -92.6131    









 

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