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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 Moark (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 Moark. 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 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.

Moark is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Randolph, Butler (MO), Dunklin (MO) & Ripley (MO).

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Moark)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moark, with the one closest to Moark listed first.
    • Corning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • McDougal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • McDougal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Knobel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Knobel is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Success
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Success is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Datto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Datto is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Pollard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Current View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Peach Orchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Piggott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Greenway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenway is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Rector
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Francis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moark, with the one closest to Moark listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lafe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lafe is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Delaplaine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Delaplaine is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marmaduke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Beech Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Beech Grove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Crowley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Paragould
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moark, with the one closest to Moark listed first.
    • Reyno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Reyno is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
      • Former names for Reyno:
      • Cherokee Bay
      • Esselwood
      • Needmore
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reyno
      • From Moark to Reyno
    • Biggers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maynard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Middlebrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brockett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Serene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Supply
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • O'Kean
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Skaggs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Attica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ingram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ingram is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram has also been known as:
      • Gooberhull
  • Butler County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moark, with the one closest to Moark listed first.
    • Neelyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Harviell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oglesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fagus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fagus is located in Butler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
    • Qulin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Qulin is located in Butler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Kelly Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kelly Town is located in Butler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
    • Poplar Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Broseley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisk is located in Butler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <1>
    • Rombauer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter County (MO)
    • Grandin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Grandin is located in Carter County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moark, with the one closest to Moark listed first.
    • Campbell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gibson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gibson is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Holcomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Holcomb is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <1>
    • Pine City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pine City is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • White Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wrightsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Ripley County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moark, with the one closest to Moark listed first.
    • Naylor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Oxly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
    • Gamburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairdealing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
    • Current View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Doniphan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Briar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Briar is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar

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

Cemeteries Near Moark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moark.

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 Moark - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Moark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sheely Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Allmandinger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Neeleyville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lutz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sims Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Corning Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Redenbo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cantwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Crab Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Green Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coon Island Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moark had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Corning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Neelyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Palatka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Palatka is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Knobel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Knobel is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Carola ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carola is located in Butler County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola
  • Boydsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boydsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
  • Gamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harviell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairdealing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
  • Crockett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Crockett is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Pollard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Reyno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Reyno
    • From Moark to Reyno
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Moark ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moark.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moark, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moark.

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 either 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 Moark:

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 Moark, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.