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 Clear Lake (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 Clear Lake. 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 Clear Lake ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Clearlake.
- A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake: Clear Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clear Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clear Lake.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Clear Lake is located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Craighead, Crittenden, Poinsett, Dunklin (MO), Pemiscot (MO), Dyer (TN), Lauderdale (TN) & Tipton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Clear Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Lake:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Clear Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Blytheville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Armorel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Barfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Luxora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Gosnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Stark City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Manila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Driver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Caraway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Black Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Red Onion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Poinsett County
- Rivervale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Rives
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hornersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cotton Plant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Rington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Arkmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Caruth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Tinkerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Arbyrd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Senath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Cardwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cockrum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Cooter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gobler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Braggadocio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Deering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Mid City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Caruthersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Hayti
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
- Bragg City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pascola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Crockett County (TN)
- Chestnut Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Ayers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Finley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Middle City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Fowlkes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Bruceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Dyersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Nutbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lake County (TN)
- Powells Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Daniels Point Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Ashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Luckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Fort Pillow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Arp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Glimp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Edith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
- Flippin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Henning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durhamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Bride
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bride is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Burlison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilt Edge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Drummonds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gift is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clear Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Clear Lake.
Cemeteries Near Clear Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Lake.
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 Clear Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clear Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Mann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hatchie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Rosa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clear Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Barfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Ashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Golddust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hales Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Point
- Tyler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Sans Souci
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Fort Pillow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Mack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Lightfoot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cottonwood Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Glimp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clear Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clear Lake.
Newspapers Published in Clear Lake ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clear Lake, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clear Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Clear Lake:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Poinsett County
- Dunklin County
- Pemiscot County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Haywood County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Tipton 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 Clear Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clear Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |