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 Wampoo (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 Wampoo. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wampoo 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 Wampoo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wampoo:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Wampoo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- Hensley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Sweet Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- College Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Rose City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Little Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- Humphrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stuttgart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Center Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Turin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Tull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Wright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pastoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Sherrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- White Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Altheimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Wabbaseka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pine Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- Keo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- England
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cobbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Coy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Seaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Bayou Meto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Allport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lonoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sisemore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Parkers Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- McCreanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Screeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- East End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shannon Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bauxite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Shaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wampoo, see our County-by-County Page for Wampoo.
Cemeteries Near Wampoo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wampoo.
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 Wampoo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wampoo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudgens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbells 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wampoo had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wampoo, with the one closest to Wampoo listed first.
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Keo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- England
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cobbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Toltec
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Toltec is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Kearney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Tomberlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tomberlin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin
- Pettus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pettus is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wampoo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wampoo.
Newspapers Published in Wampoo ...
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 248 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wampoo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wampoo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wampoo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wampoo:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Saline 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 Wampoo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wampoo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |