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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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Yell 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 Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.

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:

  • Yell 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.
    • Chickalah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chickalah is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
    • Dardanelle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Belleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerville is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Petit Jean
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Petit Jean is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
    • Corinth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Corinth is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Ola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <1>
    • Havana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marvinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Marvinville is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
    • Plainview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cotton Town is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Birta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Birta is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Pontoon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pontoon is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
    • Winrock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Winrock is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
    • Old Hickory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Old Hickory is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Alix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alix is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
    • Denning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Denning is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Altus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garland County
    • Gladstone ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gladstone is located in Garland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Piney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
    • Knoxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Lamar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lamar is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Spadra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Spadra is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
    • Clarksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagarville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
    • Ludwig
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
    • Hartman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartman is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Union City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Union City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Strawberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Coal Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harmony is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Lone Pine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Delaware
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Delaware is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • New Blaine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Scranton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Scranton is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Morrison Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Corley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Corley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Subiaco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cotton Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cotton Town is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Blue Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Paris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Carbon City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Carbon City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
    • Magazine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Magazine is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Casa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Casa is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Deberrie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Deberrie is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
    • Adona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Adona is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • North Dardanelle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Georgetown is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • London
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bernice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bernice is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Russellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holla Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
    • Augsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Augsburg is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
    • Pottsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pottsville is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
      • Former names for Pottsville:
      • Pott's Inn
      • Pott's Station
    • Center Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Valley is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
    • Taral
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Taral is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
    • Ross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ross is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Dover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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.

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.

  • Chickalah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickalah is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
  • Ranger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ranger is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Mount Nebo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
  • Alpha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpha is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Delaware
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Delaware is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Belleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dardanelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Danville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • London
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Piney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Piney is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
  • Mill Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Creek is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ola is located in Yell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <1>
    • Russellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Knoxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people

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 76 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 23 miles [37 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 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:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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.