Welcome to Cow Lake ...
So far, we found very little information about Cow Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cow Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cow Lake, please Contact Us.
Cow Lake would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
The location of Cow Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cow Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
A typical abbreviation for Cow Lake: Cow Lk.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cow Lake is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cow Lake was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Cow Lake still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.
Communities near Cow Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cow Lake.
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
- McCrory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Diaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Weiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Cherry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <5>
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Grubbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Campbell Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cow Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cow Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cow Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cow Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cow Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Cow Lake.
Adding Cow Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cow Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cow Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cow Lake post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cow Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncountyar.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 Cow Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cow Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |