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 Line Ferry (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 Line Ferry. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Line Ferry is located in Miller 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 Miller County: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Bowie (TX) & Cass (TX).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Line Ferry. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Line Ferry:
- Miller County (The home county of Line Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Fouke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Rondo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doddridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capps City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Capps City is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Sheppard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Gin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Kress City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Bradley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Ogden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashdown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Zylks
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Rodessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Missionary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Vivian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hosston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Sulphur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Wake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Texarkana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
- Redwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Leary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Maud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Hooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Domino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bloomburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Queen City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huffins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Bivins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- McLeod
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kildare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Marion County (TX)
- Lodi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Line Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Line Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Line Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Line Ferry.
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 Line Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Line Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Domino Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Atlanta (TX).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6664 <3>
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fouke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Texarkana (TX).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6465 <3>
- Queen City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Oba Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Polk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chapelwood Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Line Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Line Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Line Ferry, with the one closest to Line Ferry listed first.
- Sulphur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lanark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Fouke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eylau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Boggy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boggy is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Queen City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Texarkana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Texarkana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mandeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Era ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Era is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- McKinney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Line Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Line Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Line Ferry ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Line Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Line Ferry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Line Ferry.
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 Line Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hempstead County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Caddo Parish
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Marion 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Line Ferry) 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 Line Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |