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 Homan (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 Homan. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Homan is located in Miller 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 Miller County: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Bowie (TX) & Cass (TX).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Homan. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homan:
- Miller County (The home county of Homan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Rondo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Sheppard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Patmos
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Perrytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ozan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Saratoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tollette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Buck Range
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Mineral Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Stamps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- McKamie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Ashdown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alleene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Bodcaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Emmet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Paraloma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Texarkana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
- Wake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Sulphur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Leary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Redbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Hooks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Domino
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bloomburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homan, see our County-by-County Page for Homan.
Cemeteries Near Homan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homan.
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 Homan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Paup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Cemetery
- The Rondo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rondo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56000 <2>
- Rondo Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rondo Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Texarkana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156433 <2>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Haven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dowden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- State Line Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Homan had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homan, with the one closest to Homan listed first.
- Mandeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Texarkana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- McKinney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Sheppard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Texarkana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Saratoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peytonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homan.
Newspapers Published in Homan ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homan, 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 Homan.
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 Homan:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Nevada County
- Sevier County
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Homan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Homan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |