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 Wedington Woods (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 Wedington Woods. 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 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.
Wedington Woods is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Wedington Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wedington Woods:
- Washington County (The home county of Wedington Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wedington Woods, with the one closest to Wedington Woods listed first.
- Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Tontitown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Viney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Fayette Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Elm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Cincinnati
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wedington Woods, with the one closest to Wedington Woods listed first.
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Trident
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Highfill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Bethel Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Siloam Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Mason Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Gentry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wedington Woods, with the one closest to Wedington Woods listed first.
- Stop ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Anna ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Winfrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Lee Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bidville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wedington Woods, with the one closest to Wedington Woods listed first.
- Wesley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Whitener
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hindsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crosses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Delaney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Japton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wedington Woods, with the one closest to Wedington Woods listed first.
- Watts Community
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Watts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ballard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Addielee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Peavine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Christie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- West Peavine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Chewey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (OK)
- Scraper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wedington Woods, with the one closest to Wedington Woods listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Colcord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Cloud Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Kansas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wedington Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Wedington Woods.
Cemeteries Near Wedington Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wedington Woods.
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 Wedington Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wedington Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wedington Woods, with the one closest to Wedington Woods listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- The Neale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Neal Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cemetery Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tharp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rieff Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Illinois Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wedington Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wedington Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wedington Woods, with the one closest to Wedington Woods listed first.
- Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Viney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Wager ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wager is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
- Elm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Trident
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Greenland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Cincinnati
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wedington Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wedington Woods.
Newspapers Published in Wedington Woods ...
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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wedington Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wedington Woods, 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 Wedington Woods.
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 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 Wedington Woods:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Madison County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware 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 Wedington Woods, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wedington Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |