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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Spring Bank. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spring Bank to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spring Bank, 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 Spring Bank (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 Spring Bank. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Spring Bank is historic, it would have been located within present day Miller 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 Miller County: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Bowie (TX) & Cass (TX).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Spring Bank. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Bank:
- Miller County (The home county of Spring Bank)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Doddridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Capps City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Capps City is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Fouke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Rondo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Taylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Western
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Gin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kress City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McKamie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Stamps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Bossier Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Plain Dealing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alden Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Missionary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Zylks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Rodessa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hosston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Vivian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Gilliam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Webster Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Springhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sarepta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Sulphur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Texarkana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
- Redwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Bloomburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McLeod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huffins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Queen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Domino
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bivins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kildare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Douglassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Harrison County (TX)
- Uncertain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County (TX)
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Bank, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Bank.
Cemeteries Near Spring Bank ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Bank.
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 Spring Bank - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Bank covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slaughter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Rodessa (LA).
- The Slaughter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rodessa Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68985 <4>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stevens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fouke Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Spring Bank in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Bank.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Bank, with the one closest to Spring Bank listed first.
- Missionary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Era ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Era is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Boggy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boggy is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
- Walnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Fouke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arkana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arkana is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkana
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Plain Dealing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huffins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Queen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Bank. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Bank.
Newspapers Published in Spring Bank ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Bank.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Bank, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Bank.
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 websites either 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 Spring Bank:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Lafayette County
- Bossier Parish
- Caddo Parish
- Webster Parish
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Harrison County
- Marion 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 Spring Bank, 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 '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- Spring Bank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |