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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Eureka Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Eureka Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eureka Springs, 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 Eureka Springs (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 Eureka Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Eureka Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Eureka Springs: Eureka Spgs. (or less commonly used: Eureka Spngs. or Eureka Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eureka Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eureka Springs.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Eureka Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Screven County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Eureka Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eureka Springs:

  • Screven County     (The home county of Eureka Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.
    • Newington
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Captolo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Oliver
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Cooperville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sylvania
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Zeigler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Rocky Ford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hilltonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Millhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.
    • Leefield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
    • Clito
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Brooklet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Statesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stilson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stilson is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Olde Towne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
    • Hubert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
    • Eagle Court
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Portal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Register
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aaron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
    • New Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Burke County
    • Sardis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Candler County
    • Pulaski
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.
    • Egypt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Clyo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Guyton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <2>
    • Haddonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Rincon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <2>
    • Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Exley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Exley is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Millen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmalane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
  • Allendale County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairfax is located in Allendale County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
    • Allendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Allendale is located in Allendale County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <2>
  • Hampton County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.
    • Garnett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Scotia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Scotia is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <2>
    • Estill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Estill is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <2>
    • Furman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Furman is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <2>
    • Luray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Luray is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <2>
    • Gifford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Gifford is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <2>
    • Brunson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brunson is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <2>
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
    • Pond Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Varnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasper County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.
    • Pineland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tillman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eureka Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Eureka Springs.

Cemeteries Near Eureka Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eureka Springs.

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 Eureka Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eureka Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.

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.

While we didn't find Eureka Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eureka Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Eureka Springs, with the one closest to Eureka Springs listed first.

  • Captolo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Captolo is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
  • Oliver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Halcyondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
  • Eneck ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Eneck is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
  • Cameron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Oaky
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaky is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
  • Egypt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Egypt is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Goloid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goloid is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Shirley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shirley is located in Hampton County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Sylvania
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brighton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brighton is located in Hampton County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Clito
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Tusculum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tusculum is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eureka Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eureka Springs.

Newspapers Published in Eureka Springs ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eureka Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eureka Springs, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eureka Springs.

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 Eureka Springs:

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 Eureka Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eureka Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.