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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dotson Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dotson Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dotson Station, 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 Dotson Station (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 Dotson Station. 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.
Name Variations for Dotson Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dotson Station: Dotson Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 Dotson Station is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Dotson Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dotson Station:
- Hempstead County (The home county of Dotson Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- McCaskill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Blevins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Ozan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Clow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Tokio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perrytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- Okolona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beirne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Gurdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Whelen Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Curtis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- Buck Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Mineral Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tollette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Center Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dierks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- Emmet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Prescott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Laneburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Bodcaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Cale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rosston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- Billstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Delight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Kimberley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mount Moriah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Pike City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Antoine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- Paraloma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dotson Station, see our County-by-County Page for Dotson Station.
Cemeteries Near Dotson Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dotson Station.
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 Dotson Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dotson Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- Maxwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shorter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Billstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bell Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Japany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Japany Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Murfreesboro.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Delight.
- The Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Hill MB Church Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #632129 <4>
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 Dotson Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dotson Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dotson Station, with the one closest to Dotson Station listed first.
- Wallaceburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wallaceburg is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceburg
- Ozan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Bowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- De Ann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- De Ann is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Ann
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Clow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garlandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garlandville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville
- Compton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brocktown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brocktown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocktown
- Buck Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Arp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dotson Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dotson Station.
Newspapers Published in Dotson Station ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dotson Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dotson Station, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dotson Station.
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 Dotson Station:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Howard County
- Little River County
- Nevada County
- Pike County
- Sevier 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 Dotson Station, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dotson Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |