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 Dogwood Park (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 Dogwood Park. 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.
Dogwood Park is located in Baxter 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 Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Dogwood Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogwood Park:
- Baxter County (The home county of Dogwood Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gamaliel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Briarcliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Wake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Salesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Norfork Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- Gepp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bexar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sturkie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Moko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- Dolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Iuka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Pineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Calico Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Brockwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Wiseman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Violet Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- Bull Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flippin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rea Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Price Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Rush ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Yellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Peel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Monarch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- Cozahome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone County
- Fifty-Six
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- Ott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Caulfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moody
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Lebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- South Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Pottersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Lanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- Udall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Bakersfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Tecumseh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hardenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elijah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Pontiac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Isabella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Theodosia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Romance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Brixey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dogwood Park, see our County-by-County Page for Dogwood Park.
Cemeteries Near Dogwood Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogwood Park.
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 Dogwood Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dogwood Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- East Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quality Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baxter Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thacker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Custer - Herron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Athens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Dogwood Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogwood Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dogwood Park, with the one closest to Dogwood Park listed first.
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Bennett's ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett's is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett's
- Prestonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prestonia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
- Ruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Independence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Udall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Gassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Bakersfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Iuka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dogwood Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dogwood Park.
Newspapers Published in Dogwood Park ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogwood Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogwood Park, 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 Dogwood Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dogwood Park:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Baxter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Howell County
- Ozark 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 Dogwood Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dogwood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |