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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cow Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cow Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cow Lake, 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 Cow 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 Cow 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 Cow 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cow Lake: Cow Lk.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cow Lake is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Cow Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cow Lake:
- Jackson County (The home county of Cow Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Beedeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Algoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Balch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Amagon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Gourd Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Remmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Shoffner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tupelo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auvergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Grubbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Airport Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Obear ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Cash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cherry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vanndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Bay Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Wynne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Thida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Oil Trough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Magness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rosie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Lawrence County
- Alicia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Colt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- McCrory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- DeView
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Bemis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Colona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Gregory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Howell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cow Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Cow Lake.
Cemeteries Near Cow Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cow 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 Cow Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cow Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Givens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eight Mile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gourd Neck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bill Ford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Ford Cemetery
- The Bill Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ford Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Cow Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cow Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cow Lake, with the one closest to Cow Lake listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Remmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Shoffner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tupelo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Auvergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Grubbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Weiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McCrory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- McDaniel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cow Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cow Lake.
Newspapers Published in Cow 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cow Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cow Lake, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cow 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 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 Cow Lake:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Cow Lake, 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 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cow Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |