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 Mohawk (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 Mohawk. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mohawk is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Lafayette, Nevada, Ouachita, Union, Claiborne (LA) & Webster (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Mohawk. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mohawk:
- Columbia County (The home county of Mohawk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohawk, with the one closest to Mohawk listed first.
- Emerson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Horsehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Western
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Welcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- McNeil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waldo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohawk, with the one closest to Mohawk listed first.
- McKamie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Buckner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stamps
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kress City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Walnut Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohawk, with the one closest to Mohawk listed first.
- Stephens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pace City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohawk, with the one closest to Mohawk listed first.
- Dodge City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Mount Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Dumas City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Bossier Parish (LA)
- Ivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Claiborne Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohawk, with the one closest to Mohawk listed first.
- Haynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dykesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Blackburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Arizona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Webster Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohawk, with the one closest to Mohawk listed first.
- Shongaloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sarepta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mohawk, see our County-by-County Page for Mohawk.
Cemeteries Near Mohawk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mohawk.
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 Mohawk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mohawk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mohawk, with the one closest to Mohawk listed first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Traylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Owen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClendon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Emerson.
- The Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ware's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978068 <2>
- Old Shongaloo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shongaloo Cemetery
- The Old Shongaloo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Shongallo Cemetery
- Old Shongaloo Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979623 <2>
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 Mohawk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mohawk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mohawk, with the one closest to Mohawk listed first.
- Millerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Brister
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brister is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Horsehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Haynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Shongaloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dykesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spotville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spotville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mohawk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mohawk.
Newspapers Published in Mohawk ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mohawk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mohawk, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mohawk.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mohawk:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lafayette County
- Ouachita County
- Union County
- Bossier Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Webster Parish
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mohawk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mohawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |