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 Stafford (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 Stafford. 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 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.
Stafford is located in Yell 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 Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Stafford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stafford:
- Yell County (The home county of Stafford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Havana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marvinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Chickalah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petit Jean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Rover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Ola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Briggsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Pontoon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Alix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Wiederkehr Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Garland County
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Piney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Spadra
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Lamar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hartman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Coal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Hagarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Lone Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Strawberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- New Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Sand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Corley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Scranton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Subiaco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Blue Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Cotton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magazine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Carbon City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Caulksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Casa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Russellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Holla Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Center Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Ross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Taral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Little Texas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Harvey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stafford, see our County-by-County Page for Stafford.
Cemeteries Near Stafford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stafford.
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 Stafford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stafford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Stafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abbott Gravesite
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sides Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sides Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Upper Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harkey's Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piney Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Stafford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stafford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Marvinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Chickalah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Mount Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Waveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waveland is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Ellsworth ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Shark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Corley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Prairie View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stafford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stafford.
Newspapers Published in Stafford ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stafford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stafford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stafford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Stafford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Franklin County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Scott 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stafford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Stafford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |