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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cowpens. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cowpens to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cowpens, 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 Cowpens (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 Cowpens. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cowpens is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Arkansas, Lee, Phillips, Prairie, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Cowpens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cowpens:
- Monroe County (The home county of Cowpens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowpens, with the one closest to Cowpens listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Pine City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Holly Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Clarendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowpens, with the one closest to Cowpens listed first.
- Saint Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Crockett's Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- De Witt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Casscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Preston Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Tichnor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Almyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gillett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Bayou Meto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Desha County
- Snow Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowpens, with the one closest to Cowpens listed first.
- Vineyard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Rondo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Aubrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Moro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowpens, with the one closest to Cowpens listed first.
- Lambrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Elaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Wabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Marvell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crumrod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Barton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Prairie County
- Ulm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowpens, with the one closest to Cowpens listed first.
- Round Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Deeson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Alligator
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Perthshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Hushpuckena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Gunnison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Waxhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Coahoma County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowpens, with the one closest to Cowpens listed first.
- Sunflower Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Friars Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Clover Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clarksdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Coahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Powell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Africa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Hopson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cowpens, see our County-by-County Page for Cowpens.
Cemeteries Near Cowpens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowpens.
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 Cowpens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cowpens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cowpens, with the one closest to Cowpens listed first.
- Smalley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Connells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chute Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Coffee Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Cowpens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cowpens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cowpens, with the one closest to Cowpens listed first.
- Indian Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Bay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bay
- Saint Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Ethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Cypert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cypert is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypert
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Crockett's Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Marvell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Hicksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hicksville is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deluce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deluce is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deluce
- Pine City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Mount Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Adams is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Adams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cowpens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowpens.
Newspapers Published in Cowpens ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowpens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cowpens, 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 Cowpens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cowpens:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Lee County
- Phillips County
- Prairie County
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma 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 Cowpens, 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> | 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- Cowpens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |