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 Dave (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 Dave. 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.
Dave is located in Hempstead 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 Hempstead County: Clark, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Dave. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dave:
- Hempstead County (The home county of Dave)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- McNab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sheppard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ozan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Perrytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Shover Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Patmos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Buck Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Stamps
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Ashdown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Alleene
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Winthrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foreman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Rondo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Emmet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Bodcaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Laneburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Prescott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Kimberley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Billstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Paraloma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lockesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
- Red Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Wake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Redbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Sulphur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Hooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County (TX)
- Domino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dave, see our County-by-County Page for Dave.
Cemeteries Near Dave ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dave.
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 Dave - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dave covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hominy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehouse Cemetery
- Dowden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paup Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newsom Cometery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flowers Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- High Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Westmorland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dave in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dave.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dave, with the one closest to Dave listed first.
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Homan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Homan is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sheppard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Allbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbrook
- Guernsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Peytonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Mandeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Tollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Texarkana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dave. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dave.
Newspapers Published in Dave ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dave.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dave, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dave.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dave:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Nevada County
- Pike County
- Sevier County
- Bowie County
- Cass 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dave, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Dave) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |