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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Welchs Shop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Welchs Shop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Welchs Shop, 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 Welchs Shop (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 Welchs Shop. 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.
Name Variations for Welchs Shop ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Welchs Shop, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Welchs Shop may originally have been Welch's Shop.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Welchs Shop might be written as Welch Shop.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Welchs Shop is historic, it would have been located within present day Dallas 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 Dallas County: Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Grant, Hot Spring & Ouachita.
Below are the counties that are near Welchs Shop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Welchs Shop:
- Dallas County (The home county of Welchs Shop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Manning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Bunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Sparkman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Dalark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Ivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Fordyce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- Hopeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- Griffithtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Joan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Vaden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Arkadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Curtis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gum Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Caddo Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Whelen Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gurdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- White Oak Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Staves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Kingsland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Rison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- New Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- Leola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Poyen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Turin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Prattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Grapevine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Slabtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ebb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Tull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Center Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- Lono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Donaldson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Perla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Saginaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Malvern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Social Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Butterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- Bearden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Vanduzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- East Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Bragg City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Chidester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Saline County
- Traskwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- White County
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Welchs Shop, see our County-by-County Page for Welchs Shop.
Cemeteries Near Welchs Shop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welchs Shop.
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 Welchs Shop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Welchs Shop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tulip Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Princeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vetter - Kauffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Herring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tanyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cypress Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- The Cypress Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Cypress Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1074772 <4>
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Old New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find Welchs Shop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Welchs Shop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Welchs Shop, with the one closest to Welchs Shop listed first.
- Tulip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Saline ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Dalark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Lono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dogwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hopeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Como ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Como is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Joan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Welchs Shop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welchs Shop.
Newspapers Published in Welchs Shop ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welchs Shop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welchs Shop, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welchs Shop.
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 Welchs Shop:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Cleveland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Ouachita County
- Saline County
- White 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 Welchs Shop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Welchs Shop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |