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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 Lewisville (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 Lewisville. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Lewisville is located in Lafayette County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lafayette County: Columbia, Hempstead, Miller, Nevada, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA) & Webster (LA).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Lewisville. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewisville:

  • Lafayette County     (The home county of Lewisville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
    • Old Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Lafayette County
    • Stamps
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kress City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kress City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
      • Kress City is located in Lafayette County
    • McKamie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
      • Buckner is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Bradley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Gin City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
      • Gin City is located in Lafayette County
  • Columbia County
  • Hempstead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
    • Patmos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patmos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
      • Patmos is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Shover Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sheppard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheppard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
      • Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheppard
      • From Lewisville to Sheppard
    • Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fulton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Perrytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
      • Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Oakhaven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
      • Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • McNab
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNab have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
      • McNab is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
  • Little River County
    • Ogden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Little River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
    • Garland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fouke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <2>
    • Roberts ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Miller County
    • Genoa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Miller County
    • Rondo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Doddridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddridge
      • Doddridge is located in Miller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doddridge <2>
    • Texarkana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
    • Bodcaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Willisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Rosston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Emmet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Emmet is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Laneburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
      • Laneburg is located in Nevada County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laneburg
      • From Lewisville to Laneburg
    • Cale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
      • Cale is located in Nevada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Ouachita County
    • Stephens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
      • Stephens is located in Ouachita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <2>
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
    • Missionary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missionary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Missionary
      • From Lewisville to Missionary
    • Ida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Webster Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
    • Springhill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
      • Springhill is located in Webster Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <2>
    • Cullen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <2>
  • Bowie County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
    • Sulphur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sulphur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sulphur
      • From Lewisville to Sulphur
    • Texarkana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewisville, see our County-by-County Page for Lewisville.

Cemeteries Near Lewisville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewisville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Lewisville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lewisville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lewisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stricklin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stricklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stricklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mays Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Demoss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Demoss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Demoss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyd Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Lewisville had a population of 255 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lewisville had a population of 1,110 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.

  • Stamps
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Garland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Canfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Canfield is located in Lafayette County
  • Falcon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Falcon is located in Nevada County
  • McKinney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
    • McKinney is located in Miller County
  • Lumber
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
    • Lumber is located in Columbia County
  • Sardis ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Hempstead County
  • Sharman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharman
    • Sharman is located in Columbia County
  • Waldo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bodcaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberts ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Miller County
  • Fouke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
    • Fouke is located in Miller County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewisville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lewisville ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewisville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lewisville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lewisville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lewisville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<5> of Lewisville.

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 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 Lewisville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Lewisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lewisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3586, Longitude: -93.5811    









 

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