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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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Stillwater is located in Yell County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
      • Aly is located in Yell County
    • Chula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Chula is located in Yell County
    • Briggsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
      • Briggsville is located in Yell County
    • Rover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • Rover is located in Yell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <3>
    • Wing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Yell County
    • Bluffton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Yell County
    • Plainview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>
    • Gravelly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
      • Gravelly is located in Yell County
    • Waltreak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
      • Waltreak is located in Yell County
    • Danville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
    • Corinth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Ola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Garland County
    • Mountain Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
      • Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <3>
    • Royal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Garland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
    • Blue Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Garland County
    • Jessieville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Meyers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
      • Meyers is located in Garland County
    • Pearcy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Piney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
      • Piney is located in Garland County
    • Hot Springs Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rockwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
      • Rockwell is located in Garland County
    • Hot Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hamilton
      • Lake Hamilton is located in Garland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hamilton <3>
  • Hot Spring County
    • Bonnerdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnerdale
      • Bonnerdale is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnerdale <3>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
      • Fannie is located in Montgomery County
    • Story
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Washita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Montgomery County
    • Fir ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
      • Fir is located in Montgomery County
    • Joplin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
      • Joplin is located in Montgomery County
    • Sims
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
      • Sims is located in Montgomery County
    • Mount Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <3>
    • Alamo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Montgomery County
    • Pencil Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
      • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <3>
    • Whitetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
      • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Mazarn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mazarn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
      • Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
    • Oden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
      • Oden is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <3>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
      • Deberrie is located in Perry County
    • Casa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
      • Little Texas is located in Scott County
    • Nebraska ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebraska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
      • Nebraska is located in Scott County
    • Harvey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Scott County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196855 <4>
  • Keener Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keener Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keener Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keener Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Keener Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54611 <4>
  • Aly Community Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Breashears Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breashears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breashears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ballew Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballew Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballew Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Killian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chula Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chula Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304121 <4>
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...
    • Hames #2 Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hames #2 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hames #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hames Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
    • Aly is located in Yell County
  • Gladstone ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Garland County
  • Onyx
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onyx have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
    • Onyx is located in Yell County
  • Story
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
    • Washita is located in Montgomery County
  • Chula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Chula is located in Yell County
  • Wing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Wing is located in Yell County
  • Briggsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
    • Briggsville is located in Yell County
  • Rover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
    • Rover is located in Yell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rover <3>
  • Ava
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Ava is located in Perry County
  • Bluffton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Bluffton is located in Yell County
  • Sims
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
      • Shark is located in Yell County
    • Gilkey ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
      • Gilkey is located in Yell County
    • Mount Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <3>

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]<6>. 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 start 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stillwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stillwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stillwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7529, Longitude: -93.4132       In this case, the coordinates for Stillwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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