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 Whipple (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 Whipple. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Whipple is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Whipple. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whipple:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Whipple)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Formosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Bee Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Choctaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Green Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Crabtree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Fairfield Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Quitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Higden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Miller ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Edgemont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Heber Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Yuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Prim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Austin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Solgohachia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Menifee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hattieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Plumerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Morrilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Twin Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Guy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Enders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Wooster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Enola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Hamlet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Beryl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Toad Suck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Economy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Caglesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Tilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Atkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Leslie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Watts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Stone County
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Rose Bud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Romance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- El Paso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whipple, see our County-by-County Page for Whipple.
Cemeteries Near Whipple ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whipple.
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 Whipple - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whipple covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spires Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bee Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halbrooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Martinville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Whipple in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whipple.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whipple, with the one closest to Whipple listed first.
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Martinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Choctaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Claude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Guy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Lick Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whipple. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whipple.
Newspapers Published in Whipple ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whipple.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whipple, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whipple.
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 helpful 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 Whipple:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone 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> | 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 Whipple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Whipple) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |