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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 Fort Douglas (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 Fort Douglas. 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 Fort Douglas ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Douglas: Ft. Douglas

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fort Douglas. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Douglas.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fort Douglas is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Fort Douglas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Douglas, with the one closest to Fort Douglas listed first.
    • Strawberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Ozone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hagarville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
    • Ludwig
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
    • Lone Pine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Lamar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamar is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Oark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clarksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harmony is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Union City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Union City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Knoxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Spadra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spadra is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
  • Conway County
  • Franklin County
    • Mountain Top
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Douglas, with the one closest to Fort Douglas listed first.
    • Morrison Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Delaware
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Delaware is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Scranton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Scranton is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • New Blaine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Douglas, with the one closest to Fort Douglas listed first.
    • Boston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Boston is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Pettigrew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dutton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dutton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Witter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Witter is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
    • Saint Paul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Douglas, with the one closest to Fort Douglas listed first.
    • Limestone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Limestone is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Walnut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Deer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Swain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Swain is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
    • Mossville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mossville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
    • Murray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Murray is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Parthenon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mount Judea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
    • Vendor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vendor is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
    • Jasper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Boxley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Boxley is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
    • Ponca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Douglas, with the one closest to Fort Douglas listed first.
    • Silex
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Silex is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Ross
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ross is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Laurel ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Augsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Augsburg is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
    • Scottsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Scottsville is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Dover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hector
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
    • Taral
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Taral is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
    • Georgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Georgetown is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • London
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Caglesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Caglesville is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Douglas, with the one closest to Fort Douglas listed first.
    • Witt's Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Blanco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blanco is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Van Buren County
    • Rex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rex is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Douglas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Douglas.

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 Fort Douglas - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Self Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Self Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Treat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Treat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosetta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Essex Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (315 more) ...
    • Woods Mtn. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods Mtn. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Casey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fort Douglas had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Walnut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Zadock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zadock is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
  • Ozone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hagarville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
  • Silex
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Silex is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
  • Swain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Swain is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
  • Lutherville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lutherville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
  • Fallsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fallsville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
  • Ludwig
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
  • Ross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ross is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Laurel ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Mossville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mossville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Red Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Red Rock is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Murray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Murray is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Lamar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamar is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Douglas ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Douglas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Douglas, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Douglas.

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 helpful 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 Fort Douglas:

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 Fort Douglas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Douglas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.