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 Stella (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 Stella. 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 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.
Stella is located in Izard 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 Izard County: Baxter, Fulton, Independence, Sharp & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Stella. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stella:
- Izard County (The home county of Stella)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Sage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Bone Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- LaCrosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Lunenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Violet Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brockwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Horseshoe Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Culp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Rodney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Norfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Almond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wolf Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Prim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Glencoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Bexar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saddle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Viola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Baker Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Sandtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Cave City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Bethesda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Pfeiffer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Desha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Moorefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Charlotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Salado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Strawberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Saffell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Poughkeepsie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Ash Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Cherokee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Marcella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fifty-Six
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Onia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stella, see our County-by-County Page for Stella.
Cemeteries Near Stella ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stella.
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 Stella - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stella covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- No Bottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Bottom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the No Bottom Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
- Big Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bathelhem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Melbourne.
- The Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reeves Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55901 <3>
- Caney Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Stella in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stella.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stella, with the one closest to Stella listed first.
- Sage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Gid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gid is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gid
- LaCrosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Lunenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Alvis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alvis is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Violet Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Evening Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stella. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stella.
Newspapers Published in Stella ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stella.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stella, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stella.
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 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 Stella:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Izard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Cleburne County
- Fulton County
- Independence County
- Lawrence County
- Sharp County
- Stone 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Stella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |