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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Stephenson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stephenson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stephenson, please Contact Us.
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 Stephenson (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 Stephenson. 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 northeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Stephenson is historic, it would have been located within present day Pike 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 Pike County: Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Montgomery, Nevada & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Stephenson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stephenson:
- Pike County (The home county of Stephenson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Mount Moriah
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Murfreesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kimberley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Pike City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Nathan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Daisy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Billstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Delight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Okolona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beirne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Garland County
- Meyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Tokio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- McCaskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Clow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Blevins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Ozan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Perrytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hot Spring County
- Bonnerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Blue Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Buck Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Dierks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Euclid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tollette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Mineola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Umpire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Caddo Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manfred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Ophir
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Black Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cox Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Mazarn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Boughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Paraloma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Lockesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stephenson, see our County-by-County Page for Stephenson.
Cemeteries Near Stephenson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stephenson.
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 Stephenson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stephenson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- College Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Murfreesboro.
- Murfreesboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brocktown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Japany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Japany Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Murfreesboro.
- Pike City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Academy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
- The Academy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biggs Cemetery
- Biggs Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Woodall Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Stephenson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stephenson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stephenson, with the one closest to Stephenson listed first.
- Murfreesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arp ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
- Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Lissie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lissie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
- Nathan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perkins is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Doyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Muddy Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Compton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stephenson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stephenson.
Newspapers Published in Stephenson ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stephenson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stephenson, 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 Stephenson.
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 Stephenson:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Sevier County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Stephenson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Stephenson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |