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 Cowan (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 Cowan. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cowan is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Cowan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cowan:
- Marion County (The home county of Cowan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Yellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Rush ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rea Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Flippin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bruno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Eros
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Bull Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monarch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Cotter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Gassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Lone Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Everton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Zinc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Rally Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- South Lead Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Keener ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bergman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lead Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Diamond City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Iuka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Calico Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Western Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Mount Judea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Cozahome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pindall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Baker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blanco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Leslie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Watts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Witt's Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Alco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Fifty-Six
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Rumley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Pontiac
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ocie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Sundown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Isabella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Theodosia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Taney County (MO)
- Protem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cowan, see our County-by-County Page for Cowan.
Cemeteries Near Cowan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowan.
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 Cowan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cowan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Cowan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yellville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wickersham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- DeSoto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nanny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lee Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bruno Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caney Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Cowan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cowan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Yellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Bruno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Flippin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- George's Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Gassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Eros
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Independence ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Saint Joe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Duff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cowan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowan.
Newspapers Published in Cowan ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cowan, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cowan.
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 Cowan:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Izard County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Van Buren 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 Cowan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cowan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |