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 Welcome (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 Welcome. 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 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.
Welcome is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Welcome. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Welcome:
- Pope County (The home county of Welcome)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Appleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caglesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Center Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Taral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Center Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Morrilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Plumerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Twin Groves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wooster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Hagarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Piney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Strawberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Lamar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ludwig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Logan County
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Adona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Casa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Perryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Rex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Formosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Choctaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Dennard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Dardanelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chickalah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Petit Jean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Welcome, see our County-by-County Page for Welcome.
Cemeteries Near Welcome ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welcome.
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 Welcome - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Welcome covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kinslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Forks of Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tripp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Welcome in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Welcome.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Appleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caglesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Old Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hattieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Welcome. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welcome.
Newspapers Published in Welcome ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welcome.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welcome, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welcome.
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 Welcome:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren County
- Yell 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> | 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 Welcome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Welcome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |