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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Waldstein. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Waldstein to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waldstein, please Contact Us.
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 Waldstein (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 Waldstein. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Waldstein is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Waldstein. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waldstein:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Waldstein)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Reydell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- Cornerstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Tamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Madding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Noble Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Altheimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wabbaseka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Rob Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Pinebergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Pine Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Bayou Meto
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Gillett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tichnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Almyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Humphrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Stuttgart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Crockett's Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Saint Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Mitchellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dumas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Kelso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Snow Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Tillar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Sarassa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Varner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gould
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Meroney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Crigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Warrenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Humnoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Ulm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waldstein, see our County-by-County Page for Waldstein.
Cemeteries Near Waldstein ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waldstein.
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 Waldstein - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waldstein covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Lemmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Langford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Meto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Van Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Camp Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southwest of De Witt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56641 <3>
- Round Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wynn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Garrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hawley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find Waldstein in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waldstein.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waldstein, with the one closest to Waldstein listed first.
- Bayou Meto
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Cummins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cummins is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- English is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Sarassa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Hagler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagler is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Varner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Swan Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
- Tamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cornerstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waldstein. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waldstein.
Newspapers Published in Waldstein ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldstein.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waldstein, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waldstein.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Waldstein:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Waldstein, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Waldstein) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |