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 Ware (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 Ware. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ware is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Lafayette, Nevada, Ouachita, Union, Claiborne (LA) & Webster (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Ware. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ware:
- Columbia County (The home county of Ware)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Horsehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Western
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- McNeil
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- McKamie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Buckner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Pace City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Louann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Dodge City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Scotland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Mount Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Dumas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- El Dorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Smackover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Gordon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Haynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dykesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Blackburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Summerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Arizona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Weldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Lincoln Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Hico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Lillie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Spearsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Webster Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Shongaloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Springhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sarepta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ware, see our County-by-County Page for Ware.
Cemeteries Near Ware ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ware.
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 Ware - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ware covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast of Emerson.
- The Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ware's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978068 <3>
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Traylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Teague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Arkansas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ware had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
- Gordon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Haynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atlanta is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Millerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Brister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brister is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Spotville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spotville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Dykesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Horsehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Three Creeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Shongaloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Shuler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ware. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ware.
Newspapers Published in Ware ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ware.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ware, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ware.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ware:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lafayette County
- Ouachita County
- Union County
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Union Parish
- Webster Parish
- 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> | 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- Ware) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Ware, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |