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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Spring Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spring Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spring Lake, 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 Lake (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 Lake. 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 Lake ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Lake: Spring Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Lake.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Spring Lake is historic, it would have been located within present day Garland 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 Garland County: Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Lake:
- Garland County (The home county of Spring Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Price
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Rockwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Fountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Lonsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jessieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pearcy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Caddo Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arkadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Joan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Griffithtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Gum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Poyen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Tull
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Prattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Magnet Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Butterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Social Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Perla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Bismarck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Donaldson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bonnerdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Mazarn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Fir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Joplin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Fannie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Rubicon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Traskwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Haskell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kentucky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Shaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Congo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Avilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bauxite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Bryant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Lake.
Cemeteries Near Spring Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Lake.
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 Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Irwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McClendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spurlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Files Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jewish Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Sanders ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sanders is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Mountain Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Butterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- De Roche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- De Roche is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Roche
- Social Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owensville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Etta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Blocher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Bismarck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jessieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elmore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Lake.
Newspapers Published in Spring Lake ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Lake, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Lake.
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 Spring Lake:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Saline 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 Lake, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Spring Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |