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Introduction ...

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Fish Dock is historic, it would have been located within present day Arkansas County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Arkansas County: Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Monroe, Phillips & Prairie.

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

  • Arkansas County     (The home county of Fish Dock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Gillett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tichnor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Meto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
      • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
    • De Witt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Arkansas County
    • Almyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
      • Almyra is located in Arkansas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <2>
    • Saint Charles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crockett's Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
      • Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
    • Humphrey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuttgart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Casscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
      • Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
  • Desha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Pea Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
    • Mitchellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Dumas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Watson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Kelso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Snow Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County
    • Rohwer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reed
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • McArthur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Desha County
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Winchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Tillar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Selma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Reydell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
      • Reydell is located in Jefferson County
    • Tamo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
      • Tamo is located in Jefferson County
    • Moscow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
    • Wabbaseka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
      • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Altheimer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rob Roy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
      • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Gould
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Varner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
      • Varner is located in Lincoln County
    • Grady
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Meroney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
      • Meroney is located in Lincoln County
    • Crigler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
      • Crigler is located in Lincoln County
    • Warrenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
    • Yorktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Tyro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
      • Tyro is located in Lincoln County
    • Star City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Crumrod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County
    • Mellwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
      • Mellwood is located in Phillips County
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Rosedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
    • Wright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Gunnison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Waxhaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Perthshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perthshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
      • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)

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

Newspapers Published in Fish Dock ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fish Dock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fish Dock, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fish Dock.

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 either 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 Fish Dock:

Cemeteries Near Fish Dock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fish Dock.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55103 <6>
  • Boggins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53129 <6>
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55198 <6>
  • Champion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53412 <6>
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54582 <6>
  • Ross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
  • Refeld Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Refeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Refeld Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55902 <6>
  • Skull Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skull Cemetery
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Hinmon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lemmons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemmons Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54728 <6>
    • Massey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54944 <6>

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 Fish Dock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fish Dock.

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

  • South Bend ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
  • Douglas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Lincoln County
  • Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas Post have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
    • Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
  • Cummins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
    • Cummins is located in Lincoln County
  • Pendleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Desha County
  • Medford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Desha County
  • Tichnor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bayou Meto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
    • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
  • Varner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
    • Varner is located in Lincoln County
  • Reedville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Reedville is located in Desha County
  • Hagler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
    • Hagler is located in Arkansas County
  • Deluce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deluce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deluce
    • Deluce is located in Arkansas County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sarassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarassa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
      • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
    • Dumas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Red Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
      • Red Fork is located in Desha County

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

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 Fish Dock, 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>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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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- Fish Dock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fish Dock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0890, Longitude: -91.4321       In this case, the coordinates for Fish Dock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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