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 Young Gravelly (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 Young Gravelly. 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 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 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.
Young Gravelly is located in Yell 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 Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Young Gravelly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Young Gravelly:
- Yell County (The home county of Young Gravelly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Young Gravelly, with the one closest to Young Gravelly listed first.
- Gravelly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Bluffton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Waltreak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Briggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Chula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Wing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Aly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Rover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marvinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Corinth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- Leon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Young Gravelly, with the one closest to Young Gravelly listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Avant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Young Gravelly, with the one closest to Young Gravelly listed first.
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Magazine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Corley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Booneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carolan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Subiaco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Lucas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Caulksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Young Gravelly, with the one closest to Young Gravelly listed first.
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Story
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Fannie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Pencil Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Oden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Ida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Joplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Young Gravelly, with the one closest to Young Gravelly listed first.
- Little Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Parks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Boles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Y City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Young Gravelly, see our County-by-County Page for Young Gravelly.
Cemeteries Near Young Gravelly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Young Gravelly.
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 Young Gravelly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Young Gravelly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Young Gravelly, with the one closest to Young Gravelly listed first.
- Young Gravelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Tate Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Young Gravelly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Young Gravelly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Young Gravelly, with the one closest to Young Gravelly listed first.
- Bluffton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Blue Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ball is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Briggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Shark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Chula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Olio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Wing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Southern Home ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southern Home is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Home
- Aly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Onyx
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waveland is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Young Gravelly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Young Gravelly.
Newspapers Published in Young Gravelly ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Young Gravelly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Young Gravelly, 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 Young Gravelly.
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 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 Young Gravelly:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Garland County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Scott 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> | 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 Young Gravelly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Young Gravelly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |