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 Sulphur Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sulphur Springs: Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spngs. or Sulphur Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sulphur Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur Springs.
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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley 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 Ashley County: Bradley, Chicot, Drew, Union, Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Sulphur Springs. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs:
- Ashley County (The home county of Sulphur Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Meridian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Crossett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Crossett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- North Crossett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Elon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Parkdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Blanchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Johnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Long View Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Ingalls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Moro Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Hermitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sumpter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Gravelridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Jersey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drew County
- Lacey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Felsenthal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Bolding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Crain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Bastrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jones
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mer Rouge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Ouachita Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Sterlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Haile is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Ouachita City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Farmerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Boyd - Hedge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Western Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- United Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simms Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huttig Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harper Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Crossroad Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pugh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Lapile Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Sulphur Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Elon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Blanchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Causey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Lapile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Marsden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marsden is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsden
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Johnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Bastrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ingalls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur Springs ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sulphur Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Ashley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Drew County
- Union County
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- 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 Sulphur Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |