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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 Traskwood (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 Traskwood. 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 and doctors 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.

Traskwood is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry & Pulaski.

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

  • Saline County     (The home county of Traskwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traskwood, with the one closest to Traskwood listed first.
    • Haskell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairplay ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Shaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kentucky
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bauxite
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bauxite is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Congo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bryant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rubicon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Avilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Shannon Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
    • East End
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • East End is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traskwood, with the one closest to Traskwood listed first.
    • Joan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddo Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traskwood, with the one closest to Traskwood listed first.
    • Carthage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Carthage is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Manning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Garland County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traskwood, with the one closest to Traskwood listed first.
    • Tull
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Tull is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Poyen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Poyen is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Prattsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Turin ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Turin is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Dogwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ico ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ico is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Slabtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Slabtown is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Ebb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grapevine is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Hot Spring County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traskwood, with the one closest to Traskwood listed first.
    • Perla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Butterfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Malvern
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <1>
    • Magnet Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
    • Lono
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Etta ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Etta is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
    • Social Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Saginaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Donaldson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Friendship
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Traskwood, with the one closest to Traskwood listed first.
    • Redfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Pulaski County

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

Cemeteries Near Traskwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Traskwood.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Traskwood, with the one closest to Traskwood 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Traskwood had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Traskwood had a population of 549 people.

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

  • Tull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tull is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Fairplay ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fenter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fenter is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenter
  • Gifford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gifford is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Shaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Butterfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Malvern
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <1>
  • Prattsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belfast
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Belfast is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Cove Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
  • Hurricane ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurricane is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bryant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Owensville is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Turin ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Turin is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin

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

Newspapers Published in Traskwood ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Traskwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Traskwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Traskwood.

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 Traskwood:

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>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 Traskwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Traskwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.