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 Lone Star (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 Lone Star. 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.
Lone Star is located in Izard 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 Izard County: Baxter, Fulton, Independence, Sharp & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Lone Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Star:
- Izard County (The home county of Lone Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Jumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Lunenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Sage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Brockwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- LaCrosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Calico Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Wideman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Culp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Jordan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Norfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Lone Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Norfork Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Salesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Briarcliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Wake ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Buffalo City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Prim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Almond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wolf Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Drasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edgemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Bexar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Gepp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Cushman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bethesda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Sandtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cave City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Desha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Pfeiffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Moorefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Southside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Salado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Cozahome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Sidney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Ash Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Poughkeepsie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Mountain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Fifty-Six
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marcella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Onia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Alco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Van Buren County
- Shirley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Star, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Star.
Cemeteries Near Lone Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Star.
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 Lone Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Upper Twin Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Twin Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Polk Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beckman 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.<2>
While we didn't find Lone Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Jumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Lunenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gid is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gid
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Optimus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Optimus is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optimus
- Sage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- LaCrosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Mountain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calico Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wideman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Star.
Newspapers Published in Lone Star ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Star, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Star.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lone Star:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Izard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Cleburne County
- Fulton County
- Independence County
- Searcy County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- Van Buren 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> | 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 Lone Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Lone Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |