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 Lost Corner (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 Lost Corner. 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 Lost Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lost Corner: Lost Cor. (or less commonly used: Lost Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lost Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost Corner.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lost Corner is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Lost Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Corner:
- Pope County (The home county of Lost Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Corner, with the one closest to Lost Corner listed first.
- Tilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hector
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Caglesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Moreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Economy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Taral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Silex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Corner, with the one closest to Lost Corner listed first.
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Hattieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Austin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Center Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Faulkner County
- Twin Groves
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Corner, with the one closest to Lost Corner listed first.
- Hagarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Strawberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Corner, with the one closest to Lost Corner listed first.
- Deer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Limestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Vendor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Corner, with the one closest to Lost Corner listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Watts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Leslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Marshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Corner, with the one closest to Lost Corner listed first.
- Rex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Copeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Crabtree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Formosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Rumley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Green Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Bee Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yell County
- Dardanelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Corner.
Cemeteries Near Lost Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Corner.
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 Lost Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Corner, with the one closest to Lost Corner listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nogo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nogo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tripp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cato Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Solo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lost Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Corner, with the one closest to Lost Corner listed first.
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Latham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Alread
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Hector
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Copeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Corner.
Newspapers Published in Lost Corner ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lost Corner:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Johnson County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren County
- Yell 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lost Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lost Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |