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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 Ark (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 Ark. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Ark is located in Dent County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

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

  • Dent County     (The home county of Ark)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Sligo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
    • Boss
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
      • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Doss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
      • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bunker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Bunker is located in Dent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <2>
    • Darien
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
      • Jack is located in Dent County
    • Jadwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
    • Lake Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
    • Lecoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
    • Lenox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Coulstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coulstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Dillard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
    • Cook Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
    • Cherryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <2>
    • Czar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Czar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
    • Davisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
      • Davisville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisville <2>
    • Wesco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
    • Steelville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elaver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
      • Elaver is located in Crawford County
    • Cuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Leasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
      • Leasburg is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <2>
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Viburnum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
      • Viburnum is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <2>
    • Bixby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Iron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <2>
    • Good Water
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Rosati
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
      • Rosati is located in Phelps County
    • Saint James
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Saint James is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <2>
    • Rolla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <2>
    • Edgar Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Springs
      • Edgar Springs is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar Springs <2>
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Greeley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Oates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Bee Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Black
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reynolds
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
    • Corridon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Munger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Munger is located in Reynolds County
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Akers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Round Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
  • Texas County
    • Sherrill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Berryman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
      • Berryman is located in Washington County
    • Horton Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
      • Horton Town is located in Washington County
    • Belgrade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Ark ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ark.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ark, 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 Ark.

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 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 Ark:

Cemeteries Near Ark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ark.

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 Ark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mounce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mounce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mounce Cemetery
  • Kittenger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittenger Cemetery
  • Bowers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
  • Hutson - Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutson - Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutson - Walker Cemetery
  • Maledy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maledy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maledy Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
  • Fiebelman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiebelman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiebelman Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
  • Dent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dent Cemetery
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Cemetery
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (270 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Dillard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillard Cemetery
    • Cotner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotner Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Howes Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
    • Howes Mill is located in Dent County
  • Stone Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
  • Sligo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Sligo is located in Dent County
  • Dillard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Dillard is located in Crawford County
  • Howes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Howes is located in Dent County
  • Doss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Doss is located in Dent County
  • Red Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
    • Red Point is located in Iron County
  • Cook Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Boscobel ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
    • Boscobel is located in Dent County
  • Czar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Czar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Czar is located in Crawford County
  • Davisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
    • Davisville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisville <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cherryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <2>
    • Keysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Crawford County
    • Condray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Condray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
      • Condray is located in Dent County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6812, Longitude: -91.3360       In this case, the coordinates for Ark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Ark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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