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 Wyola (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 Wyola. 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.
Wyola 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 Wyola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyola:
- Washington County (The home county of Wyola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Hazel Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Winslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- West Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Onda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Fayette Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Strickler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- War Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Trident
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Cave Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Winfrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Bidville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Locke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mountainburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Stop ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Natural Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Cass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Cravens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Watalula
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Mountain Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Webb City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Linville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Oark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Delaney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Combs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Brashears
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Dutton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Witter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Whitener
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wyola, see our County-by-County Page for Wyola.
Cemeteries Near Wyola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyola.
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 Wyola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wyola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Koyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Collier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Shumate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Wyola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wyola.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wyola, with the one closest to Wyola listed first.
- Arnett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Hazel Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Winslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woolsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Delaney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Crosses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- West Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blackburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Bidville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wyola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyola.
Newspapers Published in Wyola ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyola, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyola.
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 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 Wyola:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Adair 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wyola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |