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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sulphur Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sulphur Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sulphur Spring, 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 Sulphur Spring (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 Sulphur Spring. 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.
Name Variations for Sulphur Spring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sulphur Spring: Sulphur Spg. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spng. or Sulphur Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sulphur Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur Spring.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 Sulphur Spring is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton 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 Newton County: Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison, Pope & Searcy.
Below are the counties that are near Sulphur Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Spring:
- Newton County (The home county of Sulphur Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Spring, with the one closest to Sulphur Spring listed first.
- Western Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Mount Judea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parthenon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ponca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Deer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boxley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Spring, with the one closest to Sulphur Spring listed first.
- Valley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Rally Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Everton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bergman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Zinc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Alpena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Spring, with the one closest to Sulphur Spring listed first.
- Osage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Dryfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Rudd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Green Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Metalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Spring, with the one closest to Sulphur Spring listed first.
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Spring, with the one closest to Sulphur Spring listed first.
- Eros
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Bruno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Pyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Monarch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Yellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Rush ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Peel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Pope County
- Tilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Spring, with the one closest to Sulphur Spring listed first.
- Pindall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blanco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Baker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Watts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Taney County (MO)
- Ridgedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur Spring.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Spring.
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 Sulphur Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Spring, with the one closest to Sulphur Spring listed first.
- Eoff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clipper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shaddox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Younes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yardelle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hog Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Stringtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbourn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Sulphur Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Spring, with the one closest to Sulphur Spring listed first.
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Elmwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Yardelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
- Valley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Gaither
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Western Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bellefonte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Rally Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlo is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlo
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Hersey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Mount Judea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur Spring.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur Spring ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Spring, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Spring.
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 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 Sulphur Spring:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Taney 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 Sulphur Spring, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sulphur Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |