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 Sycamore 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 Sycamore 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 Sycamore 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.
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 Sycamore Spring: Sycamore Spg. (or less commonly used: Sycamore Spng. or Sycamore Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sycamore Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sycamore 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sycamore Spring is located in Baxter 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 Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Sycamore Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sycamore Spring:
- Baxter County (The home county of Sycamore Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Wake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Briarcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Salesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Norfork Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Mountain Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Lone Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gepp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Bexar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Glencoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Cornertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Dolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calico Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Brockwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Jumbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Wiseman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Violet Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Melbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- LaCrosse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Rea Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Bull Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flippin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Price Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Peel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Cozahome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Fifty-Six
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Onia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Alco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Timbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Ott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Moody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Caulfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lebo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- South Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Lanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Pottersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Cornertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Bakersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Udall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hardenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elijah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Gainesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Isabella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Theodosia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sycamore Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Sycamore Spring.
Cemeteries Near Sycamore Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sycamore 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 Sycamore Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sycamore Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arkana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Galatia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Custer - Herron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Moody Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland Arbor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quality Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Sycamore Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sycamore Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sycamore Spring, with the one closest to Sycamore Spring listed first.
- Wake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Mountain Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- McPhearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McPhearson is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhearson
- Wild Cherry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Vidette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Bennett's ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bennett's is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett's
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Culp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Calico Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sycamore Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sycamore Spring.
Newspapers Published in Sycamore 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 Sycamore Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sycamore Spring, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sycamore Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sycamore Spring:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Baxter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Howell County
- Ozark 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> | 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 Sycamore Spring, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sycamore Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |