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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wells Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wells Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wells Creek, 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 Wells Creek (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 Wells Creek. 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 Wells Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Wells Creek: Wells Crk. (or less commonly used: Wells Ck. or Wells Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Wells Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Wells Creek may originally have been Well's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wells Creek might be written as Well Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wells Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wells Creek.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wells Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton 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 Newton County: Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison, Pope & Searcy.
Below are the counties that are near Wells Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wells Creek:
- Newton County (The home county of Wells Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Hasty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Western Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Parthenon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Deer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ponca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boxley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Rally Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Bellefonte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Everton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bergman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zinc
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Keener ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Alpena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Osage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Dryfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Rudd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Denver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Green Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Metalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- New Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Bruno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Pyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Yellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Monarch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Rush ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Flippin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pope County
- Tilly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Pindall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blanco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Gilbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Witt's Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Marshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Watts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Lone Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wells Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Wells Creek.
Cemeteries Near Wells Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wells Creek.
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 Wells Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wells Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Agee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the east of Jasper.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrong Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53499 <5>
- Yardelle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shaddox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pruitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Mt. Hersey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.
Wells Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Yardelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
- Mount Hersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Western Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mount Judea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Cave Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Gaither
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Point Peter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rally Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Bellefonte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pedlo is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wells Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wells Creek.
Newspapers Published in Wells Creek ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wells Creek, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wells Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wells Creek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Pope County
- Searcy 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 Wells Creek, 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> | 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- Wells Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |