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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Foss. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Foss to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foss, 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 Foss (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 Foss. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Foss is historic, it would have been located within present day Nevada 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 Nevada County: Clark, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Foss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foss:
- Nevada County (The home county of Foss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Zama ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Bluff City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rosston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Laneburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Willisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Boughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bodcaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Emmet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Whelen Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Beirne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Gurdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vaden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Curtis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Griffithtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- College Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Milner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- McNeil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Sparkman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Dalark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Manning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Shover Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Patmos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Oakhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Blevins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Buckner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stamps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Reader
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Chidester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Bragg City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cullendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Vanduzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- East Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Pace City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Piney Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Bowen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Antoine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Union County
- Mount Holly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White County
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foss, see our County-by-County Page for Foss.
Cemeteries Near Foss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foss.
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 Foss - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gulley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluff City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Purifoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barksdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Christopher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Foss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Foss.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Foss, with the one closest to Foss listed first.
- Zama ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Bluff City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caney is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Barham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barham is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham
- Sayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sayre is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Chidester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Lackland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lackland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland
- Rosston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Woodlawn ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Mount Moriah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Whelen Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foss.
Newspapers Published in Foss ...
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 Foss.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foss, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foss.
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 Foss:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Dallas County
- Hempstead County
- Lafayette County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- Union County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Foss, 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Foss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |