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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about West. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added West to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West, 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 West (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. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of West is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 West. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West:
- Conway County (The home county of West)
- The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Winrock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Pontoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Plumerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Jerusalem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Menifee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Lollie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wooster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Garland County
- Jessieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Piney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Adona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Casa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fourche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Toad Suck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Little Italy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holla Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Atkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Bernice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Center Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Moreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Caglesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Taral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline County
- Paron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dardanelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Rover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West, see our County-by-County Page for West.
Cemeteries Near West ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Higgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gally Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aunt Dilly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Faubus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Byerly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darr 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.
While we didn't find West in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
- Divide ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Carden Bottoms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Adona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Holla Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Casa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Atkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Aplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Birta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Nimrod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Dardanelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West. See our List of 1890's Communities around West.
Newspapers Published in West ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around West.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Yell 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 West, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |