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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 Stillwater (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 Stillwater. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Stillwater 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 Stillwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stillwater:

  • Yell County     (The home county of Stillwater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Aly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Aly is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
    • Chula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Chula is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Briggsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Briggsville is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
    • Rover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wing is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Bluffton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluffton is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Plainview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gravelly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gravelly is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
    • Waltreak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Waltreak is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
    • Danville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Corinth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Corinth is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Ola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <1>
  • Garland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Gladstone ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gladstone is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Avant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Avant is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
    • Mountain Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Blue Springs is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
    • Jessieville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Meyers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Meyers is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
    • Pearcy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Piney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Piney is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
    • Hot Springs Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rockwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwell is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
    • Hot Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hot Spring County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Fannie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fannie is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
    • Story
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Washita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Washita is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
    • Fir ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fir is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
    • Joplin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Joplin is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Sims
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sims is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Mount Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alamo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Alamo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Pencil Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
    • Mazarn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
    • Oden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oden is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <1>
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Deberrie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Deberrie is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
    • Casa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Pike County
    • Glenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Little Texas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Little Texas is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Nebraska ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nebraska is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Harvey
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Stillwater, see our County-by-County Page for Stillwater.

Cemeteries Near Stillwater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stillwater.

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 Stillwater - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stillwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Keener Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aly Community Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Breashears Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Daley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ballew Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Killian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chula Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...

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 Stillwater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stillwater.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.

  • Aly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Aly is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
  • Gladstone ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gladstone is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Onyx
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Onyx is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
  • Story
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Washita is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
  • Chula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chula is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
  • Wing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wing is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Briggsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Briggsville is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Rover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ava
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ava is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Bluffton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluffton is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Sims
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sims is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Shark is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
    • Gilkey ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gilkey is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
    • Mount Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stillwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stillwater.

Newspapers Published in Stillwater ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stillwater.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stillwater, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stillwater.

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 Stillwater:

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 Stillwater, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stillwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.