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 Lake Dick (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 Lake Dick. 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 Lake Dick ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Dick: Lk. Dick
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 hospitals and 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.
Lake Dick is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Dick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Dick:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Lake Dick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Madding
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Rob Roy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Altheimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornerstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Noble Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Richardson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Wabbaseka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pine Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Sherrill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Pastoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Pinebergen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Humphrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Stuttgart
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Almyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- De Witt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Rison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Staves
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Toledo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- White Oak Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Desha County
- Mitchellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Center Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Grapevine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Sarassa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Varner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Crigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Meroney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Star City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Gould
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Cornerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Tyro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Warrenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Allport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Coy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Humnoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- England
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Keo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cobbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Parkers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Prairie County
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Hensley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Dick, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Dick.
Cemeteries Near Lake Dick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Dick.
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 Lake Dick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Dick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Bloomy Shade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Ruth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Damascus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bryson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mound Bayou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Gascony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottondale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lake Dick had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Dick, with the one closest to Lake Dick listed first.
- Madding
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- New Gascony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
- Rob Roy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Altheimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Noble Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Cornerstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Wilkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Richardson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lake Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
- Wabbaseka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pine Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Tamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Dick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Dick.
Newspapers Published in Lake Dick ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Dick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Dick, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Dick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lake Dick:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Cleveland County
- Desha County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Dick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Lake Dick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |