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 Tontitown (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 Tontitown. 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.
Tontitown 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 Tontitown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tontitown:
- Washington County (The home county of Tontitown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- Elm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Viney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Blue Springs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- Cave Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Bethel Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Highfill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Mason Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Springtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Centerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Bentonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trident
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Carroll County
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- Anna ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Stop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Winfrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- Whitener
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Wesley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Hindsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Crosses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Japton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delaney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Barry County (MO)
- Seligman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- Jane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Noel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- Watts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Watts Community
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Ballard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Addielee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Christie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Peavine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- West Peavine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Chewey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Colcord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Cloud Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tontitown, see our County-by-County Page for Tontitown.
Cemeteries Near Tontitown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tontitown.
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 Tontitown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tontitown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- The Neale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Neal Cemetery
- Derrick - Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrick - Robbins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Derrick - Robbins Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Cave Springs.
- The Derrick - Robbins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colonel Myers Farm Cemetery
- Old Robbins Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551713 <2>
- Stearns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Springdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53120 <2>
- Forest Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Tontitown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tontitown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tontitown, with the one closest to Tontitown listed first.
- Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Elm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Wager ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wager is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Robinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colville
- Osage Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osage Mills is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Mills
- Fayette Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tontitown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tontitown.
Newspapers Published in Tontitown ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tontitown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tontitown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tontitown.
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 Tontitown:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Madison County
- Barry County
- McDonald County
- Adair County
- Delaware 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> | 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- Tontitown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tontitown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |