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 Union Hill (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 Union Hill. 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 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.
Union Hill is located in Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near Union Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Hill:
- Independence County (The home county of Union Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Thida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Oil Trough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Magness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Salado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Floral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Sulphur Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Desha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Almond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Rainbow Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Ida
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Tumbling Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Yuba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Cross County
- Hickory Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Jacksonport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auvergne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Diaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Campbell Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Tupelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Remmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Airport Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Lawrence County
- Saffell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Poinsett County
- Fisher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Sharp County
- Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Marcella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Bald Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Judsonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pangburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Letona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Kensett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Searcy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Gregory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Colona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- DeView
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Morton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Union Hill.
Cemeteries Near Union Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Hill.
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 Union Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Scantlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Putman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hindman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Riddles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Union Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Grand Glaise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Olyphant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Oil Trough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Akron ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Rosie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Salado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Paroquet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Hill.
Newspapers Published in Union Hill ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Union Hill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Cross County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White County
- Woodruff 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> | 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 Union Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |