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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Doss. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Doss to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Doss, 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 Doss (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 Doss. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Doss is historic, it would have been located within present day Craighead 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 Craighead County: Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett & Dunklin (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Doss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doss:
- Craighead County (The home county of Doss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Jonesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Brookland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Obear ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Black Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Monette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Egypt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Bay Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cherry Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Finch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Walcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Light
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Paragould
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Oak Grove Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Bard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Beech Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Lafe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Delaplaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Marmaduke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Grubbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Swifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Sedgwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hoxie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- College City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Portia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Leachville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Etowah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Arkmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Carroll's Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Manila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Athelstan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Rington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Dyess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Trumann
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hatchie Coon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rivervale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Weiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Lepanto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Marked Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waldenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- O'Kean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Serene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Red Onion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Arkmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Rington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doss, see our County-by-County Page for Doss.
Cemeteries Near Doss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doss.
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 Doss - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Nettleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ransome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Culberhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Temple of Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Doss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doss.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
- Nettleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Jonesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Brookland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Lorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lorado is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Finch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Obear ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hatchie Coon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Walcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doss.
Newspapers Published in Doss ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doss.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doss, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doss.
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 Doss:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Craighead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Randolph County
- Dunklin 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 Doss, 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> | 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. |
| <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- Doss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |