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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 Old Skaggs 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 Old Skaggs 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Old Skaggs Ferry is located in Randolph County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Sharp, Oregon (MO) & Ripley (MO).

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

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Old Skaggs Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Skaggs Ferry, with the one closest to Old Skaggs Ferry listed first.
    • Skaggs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
      • Skaggs is located in Randolph County
    • Serene
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Serene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
      • Serene is located in Randolph County
    • Peru
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Randolph County
    • Pocahontas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
      • Former names for Pocahontas:
      • Bettis Bluff
      • Betts Bluff
      • Pokakhontas
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <3>
    • Brockett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
      • Brockett is located in Randolph County
    • O'Kean
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
      • O'Kean is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Biggers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
      • Biggers is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Attica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Randolph County
    • Reyno
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
      • Reyno is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
      • Former names for Reyno:
      • Cherokee Bay
      • Esselwood
      • Needmore
    • Birdell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
      • Birdell is located in Randolph County
    • Maynard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Eleven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eleven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
      • Eleven is located in Randolph County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Skaggs Ferry, with the one closest to Old Skaggs Ferry listed first.
    • Peach Orchard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
      • Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Datto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Datto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
      • Datto is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Knobel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knobel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
      • Knobel is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Success
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Success is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Current View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Current View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
      • Current View is located in Clay County
    • Corning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
    • Moark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
      • Moark is located in Clay County
    • McDougal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDougal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
      • McDougal is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Skaggs Ferry, with the one closest to Old Skaggs Ferry listed first.
    • Bono
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <3>
    • Egypt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <3>
    • Philadelphia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
    • Brookland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Skaggs Ferry, with the one closest to Old Skaggs Ferry listed first.
    • Delaplaine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaplaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
      • Delaplaine is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Light
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
      • Light is located in Greene County
    • Beech Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
      • Beech Grove is located in Greene County
    • Stonewall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Stonewall is located in Greene County
    • Walcott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
      • Walcott is located in Greene County
    • Lafe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
      • Lafe is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Pine Knot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
      • Pine Knot is located in Greene County
    • Paragould
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
      • Paragould is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <3>
    • Marmaduke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
      • Bard is located in Greene County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Skaggs Ferry, with the one closest to Old Skaggs Ferry listed first.
    • College City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
      • College City is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
    • Walnut Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hoxie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <3>
    • Black Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <3>
    • Portia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
      • Portia is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <3>
    • Imboden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
      • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <3>
    • Powhatan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
      • Powhatan is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan <3>
    • Sedgwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Minturn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Ravenden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
      • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <3>
    • Alicia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Lynn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <3>
  • Sharp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Skaggs Ferry, with the one closest to Old Skaggs Ferry listed first.
    • Williford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
      • Williford is located in Sharp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Wirth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
      • Wirth is located in Sharp County
  • Butler County (MO)
    • Neelyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
      • Neelyville is located in Butler County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <3>
  • Oregon County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Skaggs Ferry, with the one closest to Old Skaggs Ferry listed first.
    • Calm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
      • Calm is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Myrtle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
  • Ripley County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Skaggs Ferry, with the one closest to Old Skaggs Ferry listed first.
    • Current View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
      • Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
    • Ponder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
      • Ponder is located in Ripley County (MO)
    • Doniphan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <3>
    • Gatewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
      • Gatewood is located in Ripley County (MO)
    • Oxly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
      • Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
    • Briar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
      • Briar is located in Ripley County (MO)
    • Naylor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Gamburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
      • Gamburg is located in Ripley County (MO)

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

Newspapers Published in Old Skaggs 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Skaggs Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Skaggs Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Skaggs Ferry.

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 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 Old Skaggs Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Old Skaggs Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Skaggs 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Serge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Serge Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56195 <5>
  • Brimmage Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brimmage Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brimmage Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Biggers.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brimmage Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53191 <5>
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
  • Johnson - McIlroy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Johnson - McIlroy Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson - McIlroy Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the west of Pocahontas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson - McIlroy Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394005 <5>
  • Randolph Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hite Cemetery
  • Dunn B. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dunn B. Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunn B. Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the west of Pocahontas.
    • The Dunn B. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunn Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn B. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53747 <5>
  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sparkman Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sparkman Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the west of Pocahontas.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Sparkman Cemetery (located 75 miles to the north).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56352 <5>
  • Pettit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pettit Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettit Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Pocahontas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettit Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55639 <5>
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Troy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Troy Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Troy Cemetery is located in Pocahontas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56562 <5>
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Martin Cemetery (located 75 miles to the north).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Old Skaggs Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Skaggs Ferry.

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

  • Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Randolph County
  • Pocahontas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
    • Former names for Pocahontas:
    • Bettis Bluff
    • Betts Bluff
    • Pokakhontas
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <3>
  • O'Kean
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
    • O'Kean is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Brockett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
    • Brockett is located in Randolph County
  • Murta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murta
    • Murta is located in Lawrence County
  • Attica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Randolph County
  • Noland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
    • Noland is located in Randolph County
  • Reyno
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
  • Birdell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
    • Birdell is located in Randolph County
  • Maynard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Peach Orchard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Ingram
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Ingram is located in Randolph County
    • Ingram has also been known as:
    • Gooberhull
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    • Walnut Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hoxie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <3>
    • Water Valley ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Randolph County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Skaggs Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Skaggs Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Skaggs Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2503, Longitude: -90.8821       In this case, the coordinates for Old Skaggs Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Old Skaggs Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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