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 Collis Ferry (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 Collis Ferry. 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 and doctors 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.
Collis Ferry is located in Baxter 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 Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Collis Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collis Ferry:
- Baxter County (The home county of Collis Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Amos
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Mountain Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarkridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Buffalo City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Briarcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Lone Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Norfork Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- South Lead Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Lead Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zinc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Diamond City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Everton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Rally Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Bergman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Boone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gepp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Ott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Bexar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Iuka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Dolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Calico Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Bull Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flippin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rea Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Price Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Rush ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Monarch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Pyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Newton County
- Western Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Cozahome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Pindall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Ott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Caulfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Pontiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sundown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Isabella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Theodosia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hardenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ocie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Udall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longrun
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Bakersfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Romance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Protem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Cedarcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collis Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Collis Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Collis Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collis Ferry.
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 Collis Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collis Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Amos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newton Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cotter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Promised Land Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flippin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gassville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Collis Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collis Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collis Ferry, with the one closest to Collis Ferry listed first.
- Amos
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Independence ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Flippin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pontiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- George's Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Peel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Rush ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Lone Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collis Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collis Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Collis Ferry ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collis Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collis Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collis Ferry.
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 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 Collis Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Baxter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Howell County
- Ozark County
- Taney 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> | 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 Collis Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Collis Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |