Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gann. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gann to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gann, 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 Gann (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 Gann. 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 Gann is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk 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 Polk County: Howard, Montgomery, Scott, Sevier, Le Flore (OK) & McCurtain (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Gann. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gann:
- Polk County (The home county of Gann)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gann, with the one closest to Gann listed first.
- Potter
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Mountain Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Vandervoort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Hatton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Board Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Bog Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bog Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
- Wickes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gann, with the one closest to Gann listed first.
- Galena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Mineola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Umpire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- Cox Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gann, with the one closest to Gann listed first.
- Gate ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Y City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Boles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Winfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Parks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Waldron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sevier County
- Gillham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gann, with the one closest to Gann listed first.
- Big Cedar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
- Octavia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Muse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hodgen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
- Former name for Hodgen:
- Hodgens
- Hodgen has also been known as:
- Hodgens Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <2>
- Petros
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Conser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conser is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
- Heavener
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gann, with the one closest to Gann listed first.
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gann, see our County-by-County Page for Gann.
Cemeteries Near Gann ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gann.
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 Gann - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gann covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gann, with the one closest to Gann listed first.
- Gann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie Gann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the west of Mena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55980 <3>
- Mt. Gillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stinett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northwest of Hatfield.
- Sixmile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lone Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Gann in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gann.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gann, with the one closest to Gann listed first.
- Potter
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Rocky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Mountain Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Ink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ink is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
- Board Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Black Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fork
- Hartley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Gate ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Blansett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blansett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blansett
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Duckett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Duckett is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett
- Big Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Brawley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brawley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gann. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gann.
Newspapers Published in Gann ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gann.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gann, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gann.
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 Gann:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- Le Flore County
- McCurtain 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 Gann, 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 '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- Gann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |