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 Hough (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 Hough. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hough is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Benton, Boone, Madison, Newton, Barry (MO), Stone (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Hough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hough:
- Carroll County (The home county of Hough)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Green Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Osage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Rudd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Metalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Urbanette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Eye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Polo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Benton County
- Lost Bridge Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Alpena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Bellefonte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Bergman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lowry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Keener ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Boone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Conway County
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Marble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hindsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Eros
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Monarch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Pyatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ponca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boxley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parthenon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Murray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Hasty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Western Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Vendor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Arrow Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Golden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Emerald Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Shell Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Blue Eye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lampe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coney Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Marmaros
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Indian Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kimberling City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silver Dollar City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Branson West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Reeds Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cape Fair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Ridgedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Table Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Melva ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Branson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollister
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Kirbyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Powersite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Bull Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Rockaway Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forsyth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hough, see our County-by-County Page for Hough.
Cemeteries Near Hough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hough.
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 Hough - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carrollton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alpena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rule Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- McGehee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bobo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duncard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Hough in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hough.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hough, with the one closest to Hough listed first.
- Coin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Green Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rule
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rule is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Yocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yocum is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Osage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Francis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hough.
Newspapers Published in Hough ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hough.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hough, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hough.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hough:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Barry County
- Stone County
- Taney 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 Hough, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |