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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 Dryfork (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 Dryfork. 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 Dryfork ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Dry Fork.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Dryfork is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Benton, Boone, Madison, Newton, Barry (MO), Stone (MO) & Taney (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Dryfork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dryfork:

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Dryfork)
  • Benton County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.
    • Alpena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
      • Alpena is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <1>
    • Batavia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Batavia
      • From Dryfork to Batavia
    • Shaver ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
      • Shaver is located in Boone County
    • Ridgeway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
    • Burlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellefonte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Myrtle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Omaha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
    • Valley Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bergman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
      • Bergman is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <1>
    • Rally Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rally Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
      • Rally Hill is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rally Hill
      • From Dryfork to Rally Hill
  • Conway County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.
    • Marble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
    • Huntsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Witter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
      • Witter is located in Madison County
    • Hindsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitener
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pettigrew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettigrew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew
      • Pettigrew is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettigrew <1>
    • Dutton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Dutton is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dutton
      • From Dryfork to Dutton
    • Wesley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
    • Saint Paul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.
    • Compton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ponca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
      • Ponca is located in Newton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <1>
    • Boxley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
      • Boxley is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boxley
      • From Dryfork to Boxley
    • Mossville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mossville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
      • Mossville is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mossville
      • From Dryfork to Mossville
    • Murray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Dryfork to Murray
    • Jasper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
    • Parthenon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenon
      • Parthenon is located in Newton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parthenon <1>
    • Swain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain is located in Newton County
    • Hasty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Newton County
    • Walnut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Deer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
      • Deer is located in Newton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <1>
    • Vendor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vendor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
      • Vendor is located in Newton County
  • Washington County
  • Barry County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.
    • Golden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <1>
    • Arrow Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
      • Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Chain-O-Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
      • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Emerald Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
      • Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Eagle Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
      • Eagle Rock is located in Barry County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Rock <1>
  • Stone County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.
    • Blue Eye
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
      • Blue Eye is located in Stone County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Eye <1>
    • Lampe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Coney Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Taney County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.
    • Oasis ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oasis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
      • Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oasis
      • From Dryfork to Oasis
    • Ridgedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dryfork, see our County-by-County Page for Dryfork.

Cemeteries Near Dryfork ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dryfork.

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 Dryfork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.

  • Sites Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sites Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gobbler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gobbler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gobbler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dean Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker - Boydston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker - Boydston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker - Boydston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fancher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sisco Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • York Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chaney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMillion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fancher - Seitz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (267 more) ...
    • Sneed Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Merl Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Upper Campground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dryfork had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.

  • Dinsmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
    • Dinsmore is located in Newton County
  • Osage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
  • Rule
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rule have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
    • Rule is located in Carroll County
  • Compton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Carrollton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Green Forest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Forum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forum
    • Forum is located in Madison County
  • Boxley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
    • Boxley is located in Newton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boxley
    • From Dryfork to Boxley
  • Hill Top
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
    • Hill Top is located in Boone County
  • Rockhouse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
    • Rockhouse is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dryfork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dryfork.

Newspapers Published in Dryfork ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dryfork.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dryfork, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dryfork.

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 Dryfork:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dryfork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<5>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 Dryfork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Dryfork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dryfork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1534, Longitude: -93.4892    









 

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