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 Meadows (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 Meadows. 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 Meadows ...
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 Meadows: Spring Mdws.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Meadows.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Spring Meadows is located in Conway 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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Meadows:
- Conway County (The home county of Spring Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- Morrilton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oppelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Plumerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Hattieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Menifee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Winrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Pontoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Jerusalem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- Lollie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Wooster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Twin Groves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Mayflower
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Beryl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Adona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bigelow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Little Italy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Casa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Holla Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Caglesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Center Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Bernice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Maumelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Saline County
- Paron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Scotland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gravesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Bee Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Rex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- Cotton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dardanelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chickalah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Spring Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Meadows.
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 Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Morrilton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53812 <2>
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hallett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- The Wolf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wolfe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56882 <2>
- McCullough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plumerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Spring Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Meadows, with the one closest to Spring Meadows listed first.
- Morrilton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oppelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Plumerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Hattieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Old Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Menifee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Spring Meadows ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Meadows, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Meadows.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Meadows:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Van Buren County
- Yell 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 Spring Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |