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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 Winfield (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 Winfield. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Winfield is located in Scott County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Winfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winfield:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Winfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Waldron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Boles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gate ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
      • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Bates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Bates is located in Scott County
    • Y City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
      • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Parks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardiff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cardiff
      • From Winfield to Cardiff
    • Harvey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Scott County
    • Nebraska ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebraska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
      • Nebraska is located in Scott County
    • Little Texas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Leon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Franklin County
    • Charleston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <1>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Lucas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carolan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carolan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
      • Carolan is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carolan
      • From Winfield to Carolan
    • Golden City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Booneville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Magazine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magazine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
      • Magazine is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Oden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pencil Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
      • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <1>
    • Whitetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
  • Sebastian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Huntington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Frog Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
      • Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
    • Hartford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
    • Midland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hackett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett
      • Hackett is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackett <1>
    • Jenny Lind
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenny Lind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
      • Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jenny Lind
      • From Winfield to Jenny Lind
    • Bonanza
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
    • Bloomer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Barling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Buell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
      • Buell is located in Sebastian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buell
      • From Winfield to Buell
  • Yell County
  • Le Flore County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Heavener
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Petros
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hodgen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
    • Rock Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Howe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Poteau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Conser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pocola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
      • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winfield, see our County-by-County Page for Winfield.

Cemeteries Near Winfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winfield.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.

  • Behorn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Behorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Behorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Square Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Square Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Square Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vise Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whisenhunt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whisenhunt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whisenhunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Birdsview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birdsview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birdsview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kirk Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cauthron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cauthron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cauthron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Winfield had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.

  • Waldron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brawley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
    • Brawley is located in Scott County
  • Blansett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blansett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blansett
    • Blansett is located in Scott County
  • Cauthron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cauthron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron
    • Cauthron is located in Scott County
  • Green Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Green Ridge is located in Scott County
  • Boles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Boothe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
    • Boothe is located in Scott County
  • Gipson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gipson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson
    • Gipson is located in Scott County
  • Mansfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
  • Parks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cardiff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cardiff
      • From Winfield to Cardiff
    • Hartford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
    • Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Sebastian County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winfield.

Newspapers Published in Winfield ...

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 Winfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winfield, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winfield.

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 Winfield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Winfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8887, Longitude: -94.1797    









 

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