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 Dowdy (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 Dowdy. 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 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.
Dowdy is located in Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near Dowdy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dowdy:
- Independence County (The home county of Dowdy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Cord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Magness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Cave City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pfeiffer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Oil Trough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Sandtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County
- Almond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Obear ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Bono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bone Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Swifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Tuckerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jacksonport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Airport Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Island Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Grubbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Saffell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alicia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Minturn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Powhatan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Hoxie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Weiner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Waldenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Birdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Eleven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Manson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Poughkeepsie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Williford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ash Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- White County
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dowdy, see our County-by-County Page for Dowdy.
Cemeteries Near Dowdy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dowdy.
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 Dowdy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dowdy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Happy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Durfee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willmuth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Runyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Godwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Ward Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saffell.
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56701 <2>
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Dowdy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dowdy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
- Cord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Hazel Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Dota
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Strawberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Tuckerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Strangers Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Paroquet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Alicia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dowdy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dowdy.
Newspapers Published in Dowdy ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dowdy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dowdy, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dowdy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dowdy:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Craighead County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Randolph County
- Sharp County
- White 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 Dowdy, 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- Dowdy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |