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 Cominto (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 Cominto. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Cominto is located in Drew 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 Drew County: Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Cominto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cominto:
- Drew County (The home county of Cominto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Collins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Lacey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Tillar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Barkada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Fountain Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Long View Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Sumpter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Johnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chicot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Dermott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Rye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Annover ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Pansy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- McGehee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Pickens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Arkansas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Dumas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Rohwer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Pea Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Tyro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Warrenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Cornerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Crigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Meroney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Gould
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Eutaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Mound Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cominto, see our County-by-County Page for Cominto.
Cemeteries Near Cominto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cominto.
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 Cominto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cominto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Rash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Centerpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cotham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solomon Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Sixteen Section Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Sassafras Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Troy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Cominto in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cominto.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cominto, with the one closest to Cominto listed first.
- Collins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Baxter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Dermott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hudspeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
- Trafalgar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Lacey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Scipio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Berea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McGehee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tillar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cominto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cominto.
Newspapers Published in Cominto ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cominto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cominto, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cominto.
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 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 Cominto:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Drew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Chicot County
- Cleveland County
- Desha County
- Lincoln County
- Bolivar 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 Cominto, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cominto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |