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 Dolph (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 Dolph. 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 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.
Dolph is located in Izard 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 Izard County: Baxter, Fulton, Independence, Sharp & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Dolph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dolph:
- Izard County (The home county of Dolph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Iuka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Pineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wideman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Calico Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Brockwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Violet Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Wiseman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Melbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- LaCrosse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Rodney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Wake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Salesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Briarcliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Norfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Culp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Norfork Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Custer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bexar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gepp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Sturkie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Moko
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Saddle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Cornertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Rea Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Flippin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Bull Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Cozahome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Ash Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evening Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Fifty-Six
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Onia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Alco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Timbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Ott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Moody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Caulfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Cornertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- South Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Bakersfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Udall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Elijah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Tecumseh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hardenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dolph, see our County-by-County Page for Dolph.
Cemeteries Near Dolph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dolph.
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 Dolph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dolph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Wayland Arbor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Staggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cresswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Myse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galatia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Talley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Flanery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Dolph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dolph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dolph, with the one closest to Dolph listed first.
- Iuka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Wild Cherry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Pineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wideman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Calico Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bexar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- McPhearson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McPhearson is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhearson
- Ruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Culp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dolph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dolph.
Newspapers Published in Dolph ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dolph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dolph, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dolph.
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 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 Dolph:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Izard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Fulton County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Sharp 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> | 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- Dolph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Dolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |