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 Spring Creek (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 Creek. 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 Spring Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Creek: Spring Crk. (or less commonly used: Spring Ck. or Spring Cr.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Spring Creek is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Sharp, Oregon (MO) & Ripley (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Spring Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Creek:
- Randolph County (The home county of Spring Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Dalton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oconee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elm Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elm Store
- From Spring Creek to Elm Store
- Hamil
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Hamil is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hamil
- From Spring Creek to Hamil
- Warm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elevenpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Antioch
- From Spring Creek to Antioch
- Ingram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram is located in Randolph County
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Spikes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spikes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
- Spikes is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spikes
- From Spring Creek to Spikes
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lima. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lima
- From Spring Creek to Lima
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ravenden Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Current View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Datto
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Datto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Success
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Success is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Peach Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Mammoth Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saddle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- Delaplaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaplaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Ravenden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
- Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <3>
- Imboden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
- Imboden is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <3>
- Annieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <3>
- Portia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
- Portia is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <3>
- Powhatan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhatan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Powhatan is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan <3>
- College City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoxie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Wirth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Williford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hardy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Cherokee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ash Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poughkeepsie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Calm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Myrtle
- From Spring Creek to Myrtle
- Jeff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Couch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Couch is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <3>
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Thayer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Thayer is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <3>
- Woodside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Koshkonong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Gatewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Ponder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ponder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Ponder is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ponder
- From Spring Creek to Ponder
- Briar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Briar is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Bardley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Bardley is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Current View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bennett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Doniphan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <3>
- Oxly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Creek.
Cemeteries Near Spring Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Creek.
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 Spring Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dalton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mosely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosely Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55142 <5>
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Looney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Looney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Looney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rickman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Old McIlroy's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>
While we didn't find Spring Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
- Dalton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elm Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elm Store
- From Spring Creek to Elm Store
- Griswold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Griswold is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Warm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lima. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lima
- From Spring Creek to Lima
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ingram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram is located in Randolph County
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Tucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Myrtle
- From Spring Creek to Myrtle
- Ravenden Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Billmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmore
- Billmore is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Sharp County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Attica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Attica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Attica
- From Spring Creek to Attica
- Supply
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Supply. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Supply is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Supply
- From Spring Creek to Supply
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Creek.
Newspapers Published in Spring Creek ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Creek, 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 Spring Creek.
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 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 Spring Creek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Sharp County
- Oregon County
- Ripley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4342, Longitude: -91.1543 |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |