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 Wonderview (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 Wonderview. 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.
Wonderview is located in 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 Wonderview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wonderview:
- Conway County (The home county of Wonderview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonderview, with the one closest to Wonderview listed first.
- Hattieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Menifee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleburne County
- Quitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonderview, with the one closest to Wonderview listed first.
- Twin Groves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wooster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Enders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Mayflower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonderview, with the one closest to Wonderview listed first.
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Casa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Little Italy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 Wonderview, with the one closest to Wonderview listed first.
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Moreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Hector
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Center Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Holla Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonderview, with the one closest to Wonderview listed first.
- Formosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Scotland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Bee Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Gravesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Alread
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Choctaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Crabtree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Morganton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonderview, with the one closest to Wonderview listed first.
- Cotton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Dardanelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wonderview, see our County-by-County Page for Wonderview.
Cemeteries Near Wonderview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wonderview.
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 Wonderview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wonderview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wonderview, with the one closest to Wonderview listed first.
- Cleaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bizzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McClaren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lanty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boltman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Wiedower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Wonderview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wonderview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wonderview, with the one closest to Wonderview listed first.
- Saint Vincent
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Hattieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Lick Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plumerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Martinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wonderview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wonderview.
Newspapers Published in Wonderview ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wonderview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wonderview, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wonderview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Wonderview:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Van Buren County
- Yell 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 Wonderview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wonderview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |