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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kemp. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kemp to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kemp, 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 Kemp (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 Kemp. 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 southwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Kemp is historic, it would have been located within present day Ouachita 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 Ouachita County: Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Nevada & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Kemp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kemp:
- Ouachita County (The home county of Kemp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kemp, with the one closest to Kemp listed first.
- Vanduzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- East Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bragg City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Bearden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chidester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Cullendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Reader
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kemp, with the one closest to Kemp listed first.
- Harlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Hopeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Harrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kemp, with the one closest to Kemp listed first.
- Vaden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Whelen Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gurdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Beirne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Curtis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Joan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Gum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Arkadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- Milner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kemp, with the one closest to Kemp listed first.
- Sparkman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Manning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Dalark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Fordyce
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ivan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kemp, with the one closest to Kemp listed first.
- Bluff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Cale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rosston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Boughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Laneburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kemp, with the one closest to Kemp listed first.
- Smackover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Norphlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- White County
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 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 Kemp, see our County-by-County Page for Kemp.
Cemeteries Near Kemp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kemp.
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 Kemp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kemp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kemp, with the one closest to Kemp listed first.
- Toney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rumph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Broughton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brazeale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Kemp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kemp.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kemp, with the one closest to Kemp listed first.
- Lunet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lunet is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunet
- Vanduzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Lilley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilley is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Eagle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Chidester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Bearden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vaden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Barham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barham is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham
- Harlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kemp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kemp.
Newspapers Published in Kemp ...
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 Kemp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kemp, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kemp.
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 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 Kemp:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Ouachita County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Dallas County
- Nevada 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 Kemp, 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' (or 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- Kemp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |