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 Valentine (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 Valentine. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Valentine 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 Valentine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valentine:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Valentine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- McAlmont
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Booker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Sherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Rose City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- North Little Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- College Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Mayflower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beryl
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Vilonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Enola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Lollie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Grant County
- Ico ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Redfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Tucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Cabot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lonoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Cobbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sisemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Ward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- McCreanor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- England
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- Little Italy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Toad Suck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Bigelow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Screeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- Shannon Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Bauxite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Congo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- El Paso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McRae
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Floyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Romance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valentine, see our County-by-County Page for Valentine.
Cemeteries Near Valentine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valentine.
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 Valentine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valentine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- Meacham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Hills Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rest Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickman Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calva Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Cypress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Valentine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valentine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
- McAlmont
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Galloway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galloway is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Niemeyer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemeyer
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Olmstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warsaw is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Cato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Sweet Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valentine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valentine.
Newspapers Published in Valentine ...
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 233 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valentine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valentine, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valentine.
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 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 Valentine:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Prairie 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 Valentine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valentine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |