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 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.

Dowdy is located in Independence County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
    • Cord is located in Independence County
  • Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Independence County
  • Newark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
  • Sulphur Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Magness
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magness have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
    • Magness is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Cave City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
    • Cave City is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <2>
  • Moorefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
    • Moorefield is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Pfeiffer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
    • Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
  • Oil Trough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Trough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Trough
    • Oil Trough is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil Trough <2>
  • Rosie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
    • Rosie is located in Independence County
  • Sandtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Sandtown is located in Independence County
  • Batesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Batesville is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <2>
• 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <2>
  • Cash
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Bono
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Bono is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
• Izard County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dowdy, with the one closest to Dowdy listed first.
  • Mount Pleasant
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
  • Bone Town
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bone Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
    • Bone Town is located in Izard County
• 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Jackson County
  • Kenyon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
    • Kenyon is located in Jackson County
  • Swifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Tuckerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
    • Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <2>
  • Campbell Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
    • Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Diaz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diaz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jacksonport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
    • Jacksonport is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonport <2>
  • Airport Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
  • Newport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Island Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
    • Island Town is located in Jackson County
  • Grubbs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Amagon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
    • Amagon is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
    • Saffell is located in Lawrence County
  • Strawberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Lynn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <2>
  • Alicia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Alicia is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Smithville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Minturn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
    • Minturn is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Powhatan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
    • Powhatan is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan <2>
  • Black Rock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <2>
  • Portia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
    • Portia is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <2>
  • Hoxie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
  • Walnut Ridge
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <2>
  • Imboden
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
    • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <2>
• 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
    • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Waldenburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
    • Waldenburg is located in Poinsett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldenburg <2>
• 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
    • Birdell is located in Randolph County
  • Eleven
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eleven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
    • Eleven is located in Randolph County
• 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Sharp County
  • Maxville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Sharp County
  • Poughkeepsie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
    • Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
  • Sidney
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Sharp County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Evening Shade
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
    • Evening Shade is located in Sharp County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evening Shade <2>
  • Williford
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
    • Williford is located in Sharp County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Ash Flat
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Flat
    • Ash Flat is located in Sharp County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Flat <2>
  • Highland
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Sharp County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
• White County
  • Bradford
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in White County
    • 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.

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 start with 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 Dowdy:

• Websites specific to Arkansas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Arkansas History Commission

• Pages specific to Independence County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Craighead County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Izard County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jackson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lawrence County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Poinsett County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Randolph County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sharp County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • White County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Arkansas
  • Cemeteries of Independence County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Arkansas
  • Cemeteries of Independence County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
• Durfee Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durfee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durfee Cemetery
• McNutt Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNutt Cemetery
• Hopewell Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
• Williams Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
• Ashby Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashby Cemetery
• Willmuth Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willmuth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willmuth Cemetery
• Runyan Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Runyan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runyan Cemetery
• Godwin Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
• Mt. Zion Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
• Dowell Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowell Cemetery
• Centerville Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
• Continue List   (308 more) ...
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
  • Lincoln Ward Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Ward Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56701 <5>
  • Ward Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery

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.<6>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
  • Cord is located in Independence County
• Hazel Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
  • Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
• Dota
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
  • Dota is located in Independence County
• Elgin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Jackson County
• Kenyon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Jackson County
• Strawberry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
• Tuckerman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
  • Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <2>
• Swifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
  • Swifton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Strangers Home
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strangers Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
  • Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
• Lynn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <2>
• Sulphur Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
  • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
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  • Paroquet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paroquet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
    • Paroquet is located in Independence County
  • Alicia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Alicia is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Grange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Sharp County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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