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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Koones Gulf. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Koones Gulf to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Koones Gulf, 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 Koones Gulf (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 Koones Gulf. 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.
Name Variations for Koones Gulf ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Koones Gulf, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Koones Gulf may originally have been Koone's Gulf.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Koones Gulf might be written as Koone Gulf.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 Koones Gulf is historic, it would have been located within present day Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Koones Gulf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Koones Gulf:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Koones Gulf)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koones Gulf, with the one closest to Koones Gulf listed first.
- Rex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Formosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Dennard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rumley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Bee Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Green Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cleburne County
- Higden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koones Gulf, with the one closest to Koones Gulf listed first.
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Center Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Hattieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Solgohachia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morrilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koones Gulf, with the one closest to Koones Gulf listed first.
- Twin Groves
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Guy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Greenbrier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- Mount Judea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koones Gulf, with the one closest to Koones Gulf listed first.
- Tilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Caglesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Moreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Economy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Taral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koones Gulf, with the one closest to Koones Gulf listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Leslie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Blanco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Stone County
- Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Koones Gulf, see our County-by-County Page for Koones Gulf.
Cemeteries Near Koones Gulf ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koones Gulf.
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 Koones Gulf - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Koones Gulf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Koones Gulf, with the one closest to Koones Gulf listed first.
- Burke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lowder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cato Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McKay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nogo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Nogo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Koones Gulf in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Koones Gulf.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Koones Gulf, with the one closest to Koones Gulf listed first.
- Latham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Alread
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Edge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Claude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lick Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Koones Gulf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Koones Gulf.
Newspapers Published in Koones Gulf ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koones Gulf.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Koones Gulf, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Koones Gulf.
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 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 Koones Gulf:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone 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 Koones Gulf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Koones Gulf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |