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 Oil Trough 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 Oil Trough 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 ...
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Oil Trough Ferry is located in Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near Oil Trough Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oil Trough Ferry:
- Independence County (The home county of Oil Trough Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Oil Trough
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Magness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Thida
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Sulphur Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Salado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pleasant Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Charlotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Almond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wilburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Wolf Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Rainbow Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Ida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Tumbling Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cross County
- Hickory Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Izard County
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Jacksonport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Island Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Grand Glaise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Airport Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Tuckerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Kenyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Saffell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Alicia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Fisher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Grange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Poughkeepsie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Evening Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Marcella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Sunnydale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pangburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Judsonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Letona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Kensett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- McCrory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oil Trough Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Oil Trough Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Oil Trough Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oil Trough 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 Oil Trough Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oil Trough Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Akron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Magness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Feutral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hindman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dugger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Surrounded Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fetser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Oil Trough Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oil Trough Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oil Trough Ferry, with the one closest to Oil Trough Ferry listed first.
- Oil Trough
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Akron ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Paroquet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Sulphur Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jacksonport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Olyphant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Grand Glaise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Diaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oil Trough Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oil Trough Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Oil Trough 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oil Trough Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oil Trough Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oil Trough Ferry.
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 Oil Trough Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Cross County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White County
- Woodruff 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 Oil Trough Ferry, 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' (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- Oil Trough Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |