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 Zion Hill (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 Zion Hill. 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 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.
Zion Hill is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Zion Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zion Hill:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Zion Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Rex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dennard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rumley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Formosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Choctaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Green Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Shirley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Center Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Hattieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Solgohachia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Mount Judea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Deer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Limestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Tilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hector
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Caglesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Moreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Silex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Center Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Taral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Blanco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Leslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Joe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Alco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Timbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zion Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Zion Hill.
Cemeteries Near Zion Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zion Hill.
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 Zion Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zion Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nogo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nogo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Witts Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Low Gap Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Zion Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zion Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Alread
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Latham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Witt's Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Edge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Watts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hector
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Oak Flat ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zion Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zion Hill.
Newspapers Published in Zion Hill ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zion Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zion Hill, 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 Zion Hill.
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 Zion Hill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone 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 Zion Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Zion Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |