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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fish Dock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fish Dock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fish Dock, 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 Fish Dock (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 Fish Dock. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 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, 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 Fish Dock is historic, it would have been located within present day Arkansas 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 Arkansas County: Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Monroe, Phillips & Prairie.

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

  • Arkansas County     (The home county of Fish Dock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Gillett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tichnor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Meto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
    • De Witt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Almyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Charles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crockett's Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
    • Humphrey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuttgart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Casscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
  • Desha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Pea Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Mitchellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Dumas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Watson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
    • Hopedale ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hopedale is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Kelso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Snow Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
    • Rohwer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reed
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • McArthur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • McArthur is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Winchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Winchester is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Tillar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Selma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Selma is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Reydell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Reydell is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
    • Tamo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tamo is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
    • Richardson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Richardson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Cornerstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
    • Moscow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Madding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Madding is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
    • Noble Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
    • Wabbaseka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Altheimer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rob Roy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • South Bend ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • Gould
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gould is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Varner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Varner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
    • Sarassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
    • Grady
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Meroney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Meroney is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
    • Crigler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Crigler is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
    • Warrenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
    • Yorktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Tyro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Star City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmyra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Crumrod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
    • Mellwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mellwood is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Dock, with the one closest to Fish Dock listed first.
    • Rosedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
    • Wright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Gunnison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Waxhaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Perthshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire

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

Cemeteries Near Fish Dock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fish Dock.

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 Fish Dock - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fish Dock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Fish Dock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fish Dock.

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

  • South Bend ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • Douglas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
  • Cummins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cummins is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins
  • Pendleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Medford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Medford is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Tichnor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bayou Meto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
  • Varner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Varner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
  • Reedville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Reedville is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Hagler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagler is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
  • Deluce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Deluce is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deluce
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sarassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
    • Dumas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Red Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Fork is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork

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

Newspapers Published in Fish Dock ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fish Dock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fish Dock, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fish Dock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Fish Dock:

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 Fish Dock, 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fish Dock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.