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 Springfield (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 Springfield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 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.
Springfield 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 Springfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springfield:
- Conway County (The home county of Springfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Menifee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hattieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morrilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Oppelo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Quitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Higden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Wooster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Enders
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lollie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Enola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Toad Suck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Economy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Caglesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Hector
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Holla Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Center Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Gravesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Bee Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Scotland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Choctaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Green Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crabtree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Rex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- El Paso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Bud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Romance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yell County
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springfield, see our County-by-County Page for Springfield.
Cemeteries Near Springfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springfield.
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 Springfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- McMillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scroggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mallet Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martinville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Republican Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springfield had a population of 240 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Martinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Wooster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Plumerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Menifee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Vincent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Linder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linder is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder
- Guy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Hattieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Morrilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springfield.
Newspapers Published in Springfield ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springfield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springfield.
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 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 Springfield:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Springfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |