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 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
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:
- Van Buren 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.
- Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Green Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Eglantine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Bee Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Gravesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Fairfield Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Shirley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Formosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Higden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Greers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Edgemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Heber Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Yuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Prim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Drasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Solgohachia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Menifee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plumerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hattieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Enders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Twin Groves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Greenbrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Wooster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Beryl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Vilonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Fox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Timbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Mountain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Onia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Marcella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Rose Bud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pangburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Letona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Center Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- El Paso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Clay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
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.
- Higden McLehaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden McLehaney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Higden McLehaney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Higden.
- The Higden McLehaney Cemetery has also been known as:
- McLehaney Higden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163555 <3>
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flat Rock Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Flat Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983588 <3>
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Higden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52898 <3>
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodloe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodloe Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Quitman.
- The Goodloe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodloe Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165533 <3>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eglantine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Quitman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quitman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Quitman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152620 <3>
- Lloyd Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
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.
- Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Bee Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Eglantine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Settlement ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Settlement is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Enders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Heber Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Martinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
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 19 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. 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 turn to 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 Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- White 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> | 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 Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |