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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 Vaden (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 Vaden. 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 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.

Vaden is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Vaden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaden, with the one closest to Vaden listed first.
    • Whelen Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Griffithtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gurdon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Curtis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Curtis is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Beirne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Beirne is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
    • Joan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gum Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Arkadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Caddo Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Okolona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaden, with the one closest to Vaden listed first.
    • Harlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hopeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Thornton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Thornton is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaden, with the one closest to Vaden listed first.
    • Sparkman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Manning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carthage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carthage is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Bunn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fordyce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ivan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ivan is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
  • Grant County
    • Leola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Spring County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaden, with the one closest to Vaden listed first.
    • Friendship
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Donaldson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Lono
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Etta ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Etta is located in Hot Spring County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
    • Saginaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaden, with the one closest to Vaden listed first.
    • Bluff City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zama ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Zama is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
    • Boughton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cale is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Prescott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Laneburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ouachita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaden, with the one closest to Vaden listed first.
    • Wyloe ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
    • Chidester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chidester is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Reader
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bragg City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
    • Vanduzer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Millville is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Camden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bearden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Camden is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Lufra ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lufra is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
    • Cullendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaden, with the one closest to Vaden listed first.
    • Antoine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Piney Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • White County

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

Cemeteries Near Vaden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vaden.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vaden, with the one closest to Vaden listed first.

  • Vaden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Easley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kansas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Randolph Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McGill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerpoint Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Copeland Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tate Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vaden had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Lunet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lunet is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunet
  • Fairview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Wyloe ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Whelen Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dalark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sayre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sayre is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Barham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Barham is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham
  • Chidester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chidester is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Smithton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Gurdon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Holly Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Nix ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Nix is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Curtis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Curtis is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis

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

Newspapers Published in Vaden ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vaden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vaden, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vaden.

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 Vaden:

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 Vaden, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vaden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.