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 Wesley Chapel (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 Wesley Chapel. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Wesley Chapel is located in Conway 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 Conway County: Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Wesley Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wesley Chapel:
- Conway County (The home county of Wesley Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Solgohachia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Hattieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Morrilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plumerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Center Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menifee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleburne County
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Wooster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Greenbrier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Guy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Mayflower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Perryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Adona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bigelow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Little Italy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Casa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Caglesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Pottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Hector
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Center Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Scottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Scotland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Formosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Gravesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Rex
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Choctaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Alread
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Crabtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Green Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Morganton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Cotton Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Birta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Petit Jean
(28 miles [45.1 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 Wesley Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Wesley Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Wesley Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wesley Chapel.
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 Wesley Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wesley Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cleaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wiedower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bizzell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McClaren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wesley Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wesley Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wesley Chapel, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel listed first.
- Saint Vincent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Hattieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Morrilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lick Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Plumerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oppelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Menifee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wesley Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wesley Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Wesley Chapel ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wesley Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wesley Chapel, 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 Wesley Chapel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wesley Chapel:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski 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> | 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 Wesley Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wesley Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |