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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wyloe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wyloe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wyloe, 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 Wyloe (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 Wyloe. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wyloe is historic, it would have been located within present day Ouachita 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 Ouachita County: Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Nevada & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Wyloe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyloe:
- Ouachita County (The home county of Wyloe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- Chidester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Bragg City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Reader
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Vanduzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- East Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Cullendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Bearden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pace City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Stephens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- Harlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Hopeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Thornton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- Vaden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Whelen Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gurdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beirne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Curtis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Griffithtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Gum Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Joan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Arkadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Okolona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- College Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Milner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- Sparkman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Dalark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Fordyce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Cale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rosston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Boughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Laneburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Willisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Prescott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bodcaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Emmet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- Smackover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Holly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White County
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wyloe, see our County-by-County Page for Wyloe.
Cemeteries Near Wyloe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyloe.
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 Wyloe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wyloe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- Bragg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kansas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vaden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Camden.
- The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Willie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164278 <4>
- Easley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Purifoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eternal Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rumph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
Wyloe itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wyloe, with the one closest to Wyloe listed first.
- Lunet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lunet is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunet
- Chidester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Barham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barham is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Vaden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Sayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sayre is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Vanduzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Whelen Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Lilley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lilley is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Zama ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Eagle Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wyloe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyloe.
Newspapers Published in Wyloe ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyloe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyloe, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyloe.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wyloe:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Ouachita County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Dallas County
- Nevada County
- Union 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 Wyloe, 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- Wyloe) 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. |