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 Slabtown (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 Slabtown. 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 northwest 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 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.
Slabtown is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Slabtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slabtown:
- Grant County (The home county of Slabtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Turin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Center Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Dogwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Grapevine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Prattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ico ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Poyen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Tull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- White Oak Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Staves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Rison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Kingsland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Ivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Manning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Fordyce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garland County
- Lonsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Lono
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Perla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Malvern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Butterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Etta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Magnet Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Donaldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Social Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- White Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Redfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pastoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Pine Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Pinebergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Sherrill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rob Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Tucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Hensley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Landmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mabelvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Windamere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Wakefield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Sweet Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Shaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- East End
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Traskwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Bauxite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Haskell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shannon Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kentucky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Congo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slabtown, see our County-by-County Page for Slabtown.
Cemeteries Near Slabtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slabtown.
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 Slabtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slabtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Slabtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slabtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ain is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ain
- Ebb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Turin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Junet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Junet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
- Grapevine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Prattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Obin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Saline ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Double Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slabtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slabtown.
Newspapers Published in Slabtown ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slabtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slabtown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slabtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Slabtown:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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 Slabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Slabtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |