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 West Marche (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 West Marche. 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 West Marche ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Marche: W. Marche
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 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.
West Marche is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near West Marche. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Marche:
- Pulaski County (The home county of West Marche)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Marche, with the one closest to West Marche listed first.
- Maumelle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Natural Steps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Monnie Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Secluded Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cammack Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Banty ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Sherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- North Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Marche, with the one closest to West Marche listed first.
- Menifee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Marche, with the one closest to West Marche listed first.
- Mayflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Otto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Beryl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Vilonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wooster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Grant County
- Ico ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Marche, with the one closest to West Marche listed first.
- Cabot
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Lonoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Marche, with the one closest to West Marche listed first.
- Little Italy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Adona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Marche, with the one closest to West Marche listed first.
- Avilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shannon Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Congo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Paron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Bauxite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Kentucky
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Shaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- White County
- El Paso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Marche, see our County-by-County Page for West Marche.
Cemeteries Near West Marche ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Marche.
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 West Marche - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Marche covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Marche, with the one closest to West Marche listed first.
- Old Soldiers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ives Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Heights Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stuman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grimmette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Rocky Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Psyam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 West Marche in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Marche.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Marche, with the one closest to West Marche listed first.
- Maumelle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Palarm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palarm is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
- Mayflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ivesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chadwick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Cato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Gold Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Banty ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Olmstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olmstead is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Marche. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Marche.
Newspapers Published in West Marche ...
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 251 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Marche.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Marche, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Marche.
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 West Marche:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Grant County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Saline County
- White 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 West Marche, 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 from Point A (ie- West Marche) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |