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 Steprock (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 Steprock. 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.
Steprock is located in White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Steprock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steprock:
- White County (The home county of Steprock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steprock, with the one closest to Steprock listed first.
- Sunnydale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pangburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Letona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Judsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Kensett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Searcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steprock, with the one closest to Steprock listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Yuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Almond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Wolf Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Heber Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Drasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Pearson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Miller ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Faulkner County
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steprock, with the one closest to Steprock listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Floral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Thida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Salado
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Oil Trough
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Desha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Magness
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Batesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steprock, with the one closest to Steprock listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Shoffner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Tupelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Island Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Jacksonport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Campbell Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Remmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Prairie County
- Hickory Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steprock, with the one closest to Steprock listed first.
- Marcella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steprock, with the one closest to Steprock listed first.
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Gregory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Colona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steprock, see our County-by-County Page for Steprock.
Cemeteries Near Steprock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steprock.
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 Steprock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steprock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steprock, with the one closest to Steprock listed first.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Velvet Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wallace Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Steprock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Steprock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steprock, with the one closest to Steprock listed first.
- Little Red
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Pangburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Judsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Searcy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steprock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steprock.
Newspapers Published in Steprock ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steprock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steprock, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steprock.
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 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 Steprock:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Prairie County
- Stone County
- Woodruff 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> | 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 Steprock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Steprock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |