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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 Tilly (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 Tilly. 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.

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.

Tilly is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.

Below are the counties that are near Tilly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilly:

  • Pope County     (The home county of Tilly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilly, with the one closest to Tilly listed first.
    • Laurel ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Hector
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Appleton is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Scottsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Scottsville is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Caglesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Caglesville is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
    • Oak Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Moreland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Moreland is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Silex is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Economy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Economy is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Ross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ross is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Taral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taral is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
    • Center Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Valley is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
  • Boone County
    • Everton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilly, with the one closest to Tilly listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jerusalem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Austin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Hickory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Old Hickory is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
    • Center Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Hattieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hattieville is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Marion County
    • Bruno
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bruno is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilly, with the one closest to Tilly listed first.
    • Mount Judea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
    • Vendor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vendor is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
    • Deer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hasty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hasty is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Limestone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Limestone is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Western Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Western Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Parthenon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Swain is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
    • Walnut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Walnut is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Murray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Murray is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilly, with the one closest to Tilly listed first.
    • Witt's Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Watts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Blanco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Marshall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leslie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Gilbert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Joe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pindall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pindall is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Lone Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Harriet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cozahome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilly, with the one closest to Tilly listed first.
    • Alco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Fox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Timbo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilly, with the one closest to Tilly listed first.
    • Alread
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alread is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
    • Rex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rex is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Copeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Crabtree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Dennard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rumley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
    • Scotland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Choctaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Formosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Formosa is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
    • Green Tree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Shirley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bee Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilly, see our County-by-County Page for Tilly.

Cemeteries Near Tilly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilly.

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 Tilly - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilly, with the one closest to Tilly listed first.

  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Witts Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nogo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nogo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chinquapin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...

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 Tilly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tilly.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilly, with the one closest to Tilly listed first.

  • Witt's Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
  • Smyrna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Northwood ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Northwood is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Bear Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Alread
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alread is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
  • Copeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Watts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Snowball
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Snowball is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
  • Latham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Blanco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Blanco is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Point Peter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Point Peter is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
  • Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Oak Flat ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Cave Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cave Creek is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
    • Marshall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilly.

Newspapers Published in Tilly ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tilly, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tilly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Tilly:

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 Tilly, 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 from Point A (ie- Tilly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.