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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Serepta Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Serepta Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Serepta Springs, please Contact Us.
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 Serepta Springs (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 Serepta Springs. 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 Serepta Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Serepta Springs: Serepta Spgs. (or less commonly used: Serepta Spngs. or Serepta Sprngs.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Serepta Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Nevada 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 Nevada County: Clark, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Serepta Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Serepta Springs:
- Nevada County (The home county of Serepta Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- Cale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Laneburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Rosston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Zama ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bodcaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Emmet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Boughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- Whelen Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Beirne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Gurdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vaden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Curtis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- College Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Waldo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- McNeil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Dallas County
- Sparkman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Shover Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Patmos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Oakhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Blevins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sheppard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- McCaskill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ozan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- Buckner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stamps
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKamie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- Reader
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Chidester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Bragg City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Stephens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cullendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Pace City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Vanduzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- Piney Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Bowen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Antoine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Billstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Delight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Serepta Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Serepta Springs.
Cemeteries Near Serepta Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Serepta Springs.
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 Serepta Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Serepta Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- Serepta Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barksdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McKinney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gulley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Serepta Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Serepta Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Serepta Springs, with the one closest to Serepta Springs listed first.
- Mount Moriah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Laneburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Rosston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Brisbane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brisbane is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Zama ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Lackland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lackland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Caney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caney is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bodcaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Willisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Emmet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Sayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sayre is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Boughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Serepta Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Serepta Springs.
Newspapers Published in Serepta Springs ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Serepta Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Serepta Springs, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Serepta Springs.
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 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 Serepta Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Dallas County
- Hempstead County
- Lafayette County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Serepta Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Serepta Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |