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 Wyman (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 Wyman. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Wyman is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Wyman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyman:
- Washington County (The home county of Wyman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyman, with the one closest to Wyman listed first.
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Johnson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Elkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Blue Springs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyman, with the one closest to Wyman listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- War Eagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Cave Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Prairie Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Highfill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Bentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Flock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyman, with the one closest to Wyman listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Eureka Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyman, with the one closest to Wyman listed first.
- Bidville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Anna ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Locke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Franklin County
- Cass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyman, with the one closest to Wyman listed first.
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Whitener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Crosses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Japton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delaney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Combs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Witter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyman, with the one closest to Wyman listed first.
- Watts Community
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Watts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ballard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Delaware County (OK)
- West Siloam Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wyman, see our County-by-County Page for Wyman.
Cemeteries Near Wyman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyman.
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 Wyman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wyman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wyman, with the one closest to Wyman listed first.
- Hester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Mountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oxford Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stearns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Fayetteville National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wyman had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wyman, with the one closest to Wyman listed first.
- Summit ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Elkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Whitener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wyman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyman.
Newspapers Published in Wyman ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyman, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wyman:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Madison County
- Adair County
- Delaware 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 Wyman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Wyman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |