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 ...
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 and doctors 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.
Sulphur Springs is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Sulphur Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs:
- Johnson 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.
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Hartman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Spadra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ludwig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Batson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Mulberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bidville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Alix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Wiederkehr Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Altus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mountain Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Ozark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Webb City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Watalula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Felkner Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Cravens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Morrison Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Sand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Subiaco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Corley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Delaware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Caulksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ratcliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Pettigrew
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Brashears
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Combs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Walnut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Swain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Augsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Silex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Scottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Marvinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Havana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Belleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dardanelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ogilbie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spadra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pryor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zachary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ogilbie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
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.
- Montana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montana is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Hartman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Spadra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Hunt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Ludwig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Prairie View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Altus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Batson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
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 47 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. 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 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 Sulphur Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Yell 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |