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 Dooleys Ferry (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 Dooleys Ferry. 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 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.
Dooleys Ferry 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 Dooleys Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dooleys Ferry:
- Hempstead County (The home county of Dooleys Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Sheppard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Patmos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- McNab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Oakhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Perrytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ozan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Columbia County
- Waldo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tollette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Buck Range
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Stamps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- McKamie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Gin City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Yarborough Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Ashdown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Rondo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fouke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doddridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Bodcaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Emmet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Willisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Laneburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Rosston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Sevier County
- Paraloma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Texarkana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sulphur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Nash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Red Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Leary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Redbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Domino
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dooleys Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Dooleys Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Dooleys Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dooleys Ferry.
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 Dooleys Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dooleys Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Best Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flowers Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huckabee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Dooleys Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dooleys Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dooleys Ferry, with the one closest to Dooleys Ferry listed first.
- McKinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McKinney is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sheppard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Homan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homan is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Guernsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Sardis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sardis is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mandeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Shover Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stamps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dooleys Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dooleys Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Dooleys Ferry ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dooleys Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dooleys Ferry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dooleys Ferry.
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 Dooleys Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Nevada 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> | 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 Dooleys Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dooleys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |