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 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Douglas: Ft. 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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
  • Ozone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
    • Ozone is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone <2>
  • Hagarville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
    • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
  • Ludwig
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
    • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
  • Lone Pine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
  • Lamar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
  • Oark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oark
    • Oark is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oark <2>
  • Clarksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,721 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
  • Harmony
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Johnson County
  • Union City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Johnson County
  • Knoxville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Spadra
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spadra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
    • Spadra is located in Johnson County
  • Batson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
    • Batson is located in Johnson County
• Conway County
  • Jerusalem
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <2>
• Franklin County
  • Mountain Top
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
    • Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
• 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
    • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Delaware
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Logan County
  • Scranton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • New Blaine
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Blaine
    • New Blaine is located in Logan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Blaine <2>
• 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Madison County
  • Pettigrew
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettigrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Dutton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Kingston
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Witter
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
    • Witter is located in Madison County
  • Saint Paul
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • 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.
  • Walnut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Newton County
  • Deer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Swain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
    • Swain is located in Newton County
  • Mossville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Murray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Parthenon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Mount Judea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
    • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
  • Vendor
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vendor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
    • Vendor is located in Newton County
  • Jasper
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Boxley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Ponca
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hasty
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Hasty is located in Newton County
  • Compton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
• 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Silex is located in Pope County
  • Ross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Pope County
  • Laurel ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Pope County
  • Augsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Augsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
    • Augsburg is located in Pope County
  • Scottsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Pope County
  • Dover
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Hector
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Hector is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <2>
  • Tilly
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
    • Tilly is located in Pope County
  • Taral
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
    • Taral is located in Pope County
  • Georgetown
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Pope County
  • London
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • London is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <2>
  • Caglesville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caglesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
    • Caglesville is located in Pope County
  • Moreland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moreland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Pope County
• 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
  • Blanco
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Blanco is located in Searcy County
• Van Buren County
  • Rex
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Rex is located in Van Buren County

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.

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 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Self Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Self Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Self Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Self Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Self Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Self Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Union Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lone Hill Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Treat Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treat Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Treat Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treat Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Shannon Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shannon Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Coleman Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53493 <4>
• Rosetta Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosetta Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosetta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Essex Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Essex Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Essex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ogden Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Woods Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woods Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Casey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Newton County
• Zadock ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zadock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
  • Zadock is located in Johnson County
• Ozone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
  • Ozone is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone <2>
• Hagarville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
  • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
• Silex
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
  • Silex is located in Pope County
• Swain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
  • Swain is located in Newton County
• Lutherville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
  • Lutherville is located in Johnson County
• Fallsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
  • Fallsville is located in Newton County
• Ludwig
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
  • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
• Ross
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Ross is located in Pope County
• Laurel ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Pope County
• Mossville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
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  • Red Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Newton County
  • Murray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Lamar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>

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]<6>. 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 start with 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:

• 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 Johnson County
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  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Conway County
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  • Franklin County
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  • Logan County
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    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Madison County
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  • Newton County
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  • Pope County
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  • Searcy County
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    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Van Buren 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 Johnson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Arkansas
  • Cemeteries of Johnson County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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