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 Pangburn (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 Pangburn. 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 Pangburn ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Pangburn: W. Pangburn
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 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 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 Pangburn is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near West Pangburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Pangburn:
- Cleburne County (The home county of West Pangburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Yuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Tumbling Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Drasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Miller ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Wolf Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Guy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Vilonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Floral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pleasant Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Locust Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Desha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Salado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Thida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Bethesda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Rosie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Batesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Trough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- Grand Glaise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Marcella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Fairfield Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Gravesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Shirley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Green Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Pangburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Letona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Sunnydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Rose Bud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Searcy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Romance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judsonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Pangburn, see our County-by-County Page for West Pangburn.
Cemeteries Near West Pangburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Pangburn.
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 Pangburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Pangburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Good Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wallace Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vinson - Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goff Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Heber Springs.
- The Goff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Golf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2695110 <2>
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174476 <2>
- Sugarloaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugarloaf Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Heber Springs.
- The Sugarloaf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55267 <2>
- Apostolic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Sidon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Wilburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55105 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find West Pangburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Pangburn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Pangburn, with the one closest to West Pangburn listed first.
- Pangburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hiram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hiram is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Yuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Tyler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Little Red
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Heber Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Turnip ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turnip is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Bud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Searcy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Pangburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Pangburn.
Newspapers Published in West Pangburn ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Pangburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Pangburn, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Pangburn.
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 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 West Pangburn:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lonoke County
- Stone County
- Van Buren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Pangburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Pangburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |