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 Dumas City (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 Dumas City. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dumas City is located in Union 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 Union County: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita, Claiborne (LA), Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Dumas City. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dumas City:
- Union County (The home county of Dumas City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Norphlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Sandy Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- El Dorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smackover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perdue City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Calion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Crain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Lawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Moro Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Jersey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Calhoun
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Milner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Emerson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McNeil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- College Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Louann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Joyce City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pace City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Cullendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Stephens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- East Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Vanduzer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Weldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Haynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Lillie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spearsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Truxno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dumas City, see our County-by-County Page for Dumas City.
Cemeteries Near Dumas City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dumas City.
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 Dumas City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dumas City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- The Rehobeth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehobeth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55903 <2>
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Lisbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Dumas City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dumas City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dumas City, with the one closest to Dumas City listed first.
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- El Dorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wesson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Shuler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mount Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Three Creeks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Cornie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornie is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
- Champagnolle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Champagnolle is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagnolle
- Elliott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Little Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
- Frenchport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frenchport is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Spotville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spotville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dumas City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dumas City.
Newspapers Published in Dumas City ...
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 Dumas City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dumas City, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dumas City.
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 Dumas City:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Columbia County
- Ouachita County
- Claiborne Parish
- Union Parish
- 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 Dumas City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dumas City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |