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 Tisdale Ford (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 Tisdale Ford. 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 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.
Tisdale Ford is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Tisdale Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tisdale Ford:
- Washington County (The home county of Tisdale Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale Ford, with the one closest to Tisdale Ford listed first.
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Elkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Blue Springs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Sulphur City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- War Eagle Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale Ford, with the one closest to Tisdale Ford listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- War Eagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Cave Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Flock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Lost Bridge Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Avoca
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bentonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale Ford, with the one closest to Tisdale Ford listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Eureka Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Dryfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Rudd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale Ford, with the one closest to Tisdale Ford listed first.
- Bidville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Franklin County
- Cass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale Ford, with the one closest to Tisdale Ford listed first.
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Whitener
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crosses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Delaney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Combs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Witter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Brashears
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tisdale Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Tisdale Ford.
Cemeteries Near Tisdale Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tisdale Ford.
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 Tisdale Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tisdale Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tisdale Ford, with the one closest to Tisdale Ford listed first.
- Round Mountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Culwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oxford Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stokenbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boatrigth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Tisdale Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tisdale Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tisdale Ford, with the one closest to Tisdale Ford listed first.
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Elkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wyman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Summit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Whitener
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sulphur City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Drakes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hindsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tisdale Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tisdale Ford.
Newspapers Published in Tisdale Ford ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tisdale Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tisdale Ford, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tisdale Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tisdale Ford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Madison 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 Tisdale Ford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tisdale Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |