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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 War Eagle (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 War Eagle. 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.

War Eagle is located in Benton County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of War Eagle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from War Eagle, with the one closest to War Eagle listed first.
    • Silver Springs ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
      • Silver Springs is located in Benton County
    • Lost Bridge Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Puckett ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
      • Puckett is located in Benton County
    • Bethel Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
      • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
    • Avoca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <2>
    • Brightwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <2>
    • Little Flock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Flock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
      • Little Flock is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
    • Clantonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from War Eagle, with the one closest to War Eagle listed first.
    • Mundell ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
      • Mundell is located in Carroll County
    • Winona Springs ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eureka Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
      • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <2>
    • Gaskins ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaskins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
      • Gaskins is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gaskins
      • From War Eagle to Gaskins
    • Beaver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
    • Holiday Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Berryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Metalton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Urbanette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rudd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Dryfork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Polo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
      • Polo is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Polo
      • From War Eagle to Polo
  • Conway County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from War Eagle, with the one closest to War Eagle listed first.
    • Whitener
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hindsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
    • Huntsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Marble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thompson
      • From War Eagle to Thompson
    • Witter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
      • Witter is located in Madison County
    • Crosses
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crosses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
      • Crosses is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crosses
      • From War Eagle to Crosses
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
    • Delaney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
  • Barry County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from War Eagle, with the one closest to War Eagle listed first.
    • Seligman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seligman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
      • Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Eagle Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
      • Eagle Rock is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Rock <2>
    • Washburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Chain-O-Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
      • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Golden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <2>
    • Arrow Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
      • Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Emerald Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
      • Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Exeter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Thompsons Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cassville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <2>
    • Ridgley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Shell Knob
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from War Eagle, with the one closest to War Eagle listed first.
    • Jane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Powell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)

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

Cemeteries Near War Eagle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of War Eagle.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • War Eagle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Austin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Best Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Best Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Best Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dibler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dibler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dibler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rambo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rambo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rambo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hatfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Key Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denny Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Wade Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shorty Burkes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Henson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find War Eagle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of War Eagle.

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

  • Key ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
    • Key is located in Benton County
  • Creech
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creech have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
    • Creech is located in Benton County
  • Larue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
    • Larue is located in Benton County
  • Spring Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Silver Springs is located in Benton County
  • Clifty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
    • Clifty is located in Madison County
  • Mundell ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
    • Mundell is located in Carroll County
  • Puckett ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Puckett is located in Benton County
  • Whitener
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hindsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Springdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goshen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Avoca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <2>

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

Newspapers Published in War Eagle ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around War Eagle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of War Eagle, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for War Eagle.

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 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 War Eagle:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for War Eagle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- War Eagle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in War Eagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2677, Longitude: -93.9416    
<5>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.
<6>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 War Eagle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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