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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Woolverton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Woolverton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Woolverton, 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 Woolverton (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 Woolverton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Woolverton 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 Woolverton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woolverton:
- Conway County (The home county of Woolverton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Austin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Center Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Solgohachia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Jerusalem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Menifee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morrilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Quitman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Higden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Greers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Heber Springs
(29 miles [46.7 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 <2>
- Yuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Prim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Twin Groves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Guy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Wooster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Enders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Hamlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Beryl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Toad Suck
(25 miles [40.2 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 south)
- Bigelow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Economy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Caglesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Hector
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Tilly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Atkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Scottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Center Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Leslie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Witt's Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Stone County
- Fox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Formosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Bee Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Crabtree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Rex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- White County
- Rose Bud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woolverton, see our County-by-County Page for Woolverton.
Cemeteries Near Woolverton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woolverton.
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 Woolverton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woolverton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Halbrooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Abel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Blackwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Woolverton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woolverton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woolverton, with the one closest to Woolverton listed first.
- Claude
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Edge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woolverton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woolverton.
Newspapers Published in Woolverton ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woolverton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woolverton, 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 Woolverton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Woolverton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Conway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- White 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 Woolverton, 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 '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- Woolverton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |