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 Turtle Creek (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 Turtle Creek. 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 Turtle Creek ...
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 Turtle Creek: Turtle Crk. (or less commonly used: Turtle Ck. or Turtle Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Turtle Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turtle Creek.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Turtle Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turtle Creek:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Turtle Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Secluded Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Cammack Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Banty ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Maumelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Natural Steps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Mabelvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wakefield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Windamere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Menifee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Mayflower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lollie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Otto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Beryl
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Vilonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wooster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Lonsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Tull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Redfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Cobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Parnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Keo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lonoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- England
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Little Italy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Fourche
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Shannon Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Avilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Congo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bauxite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- East End
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Shaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Paron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Haskell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- El Paso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turtle Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Turtle Creek.
Cemeteries Near Turtle Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turtle Creek.
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 Turtle Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turtle Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilgrim Rest Church Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55668 <2>
- State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haven of Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ida Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grimmette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Halstead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stuman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aaron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Ives Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Turtle Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turtle Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Ivesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Banty ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Maumelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mabelvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collegeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collegeville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Tatumville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tatumville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Palarm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palarm is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
- Sweet Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fourche ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fourche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Niemeyer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemeyer
- Roland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turtle Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turtle Creek.
Newspapers Published in Turtle Creek ...
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 242 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turtle Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turtle Creek, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turtle Creek.
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 Turtle Creek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Saline County
- White 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 Turtle Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turtle Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |