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 Steve (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 Steve. 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 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.
Steve 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 Steve. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steve:
- Yell County (The home county of Steve)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Rover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Briggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Aly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Ola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Chula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Pontoon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Avant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Jessieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Piney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Meyers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Fountain Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Rockwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Pearcy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Delaware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Blue Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- New Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Corley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Fannie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Story
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Fir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Joplin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Sims
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Alamo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Mount Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pencil Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Deberrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Adona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Holla Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- North Dardanelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Little Texas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Harvey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steve, see our County-by-County Page for Steve.
Cemeteries Near Steve ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steve.
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 Steve - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steve covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Nooner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hames #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hames Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ballew Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keener Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hogan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunlight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hawks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Hunts Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Steve in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Steve.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steve, with the one closest to Steve listed first.
- Onyx
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Ava
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ava is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Rover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Wing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Aly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Briggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Hollis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Ola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Birta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Chula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Nimrod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steve. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steve.
Newspapers Published in Steve ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steve.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steve, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steve.
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 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 Steve:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Garland County
- Logan County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Steve, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steve) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |