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 Springtown (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 Springtown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Springtown is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Springtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springtown:
- Benton County (The home county of Springtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Gentry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mason Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Highfill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gallatin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Hico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Cave Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Centerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- Whitener
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Elm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tontitown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Cincinnati
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Johnson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Springdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Viney Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Summers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Noel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Jane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- South West City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Powell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Tiff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Watts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts Community
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Chance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chewey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Addielee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Christie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Peavine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Proctor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cherokee County (OK)
- Scraper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colcord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cloud Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Flint Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Kansas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
- Twin Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springtown, see our County-by-County Page for Springtown.
Cemeteries Near Springtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springtown.
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 Springtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Springtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highfill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Decatur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bozarth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Coffelt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Springtown had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Springtown had a population of 99 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Flint ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Mason Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parn
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clementine is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Robinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Wager ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wager is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
- Hico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Osage Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Osage Mills is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Mills
- Pond ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Cherokee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springtown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Springtown ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springtown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Springtown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Springtown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Springtown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Springtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Springtown:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Madison County
- Washington County
- McDonald County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware 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 Springtown, 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' (or 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- Springtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |