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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Osotouy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Osotouy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Osotouy, please Contact Us.
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 Osotouy (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 Osotouy. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Osotouy is historic, it would have been located within present day Arkansas 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 Arkansas County: Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Monroe, Phillips & Prairie.
Below are the counties that are near Osotouy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osotouy:
- Arkansas County (The home county of Osotouy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- Tichnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gillett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Bayou Meto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Saint Charles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Kelso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Snow Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Reed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Arkansas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Tillar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- Reydell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reydell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
- Tamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Gould
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Varner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Sarassa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meroney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Crigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- Crumrod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Mellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Lambrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waxhaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Gunnison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Perthshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Christmas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Eutaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Deeson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Mound City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Round Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Mound Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Dahomy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Coahoma County (MS)
- Sunflower Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osotouy, see our County-by-County Page for Osotouy.
Cemeteries Near Osotouy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osotouy.
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 Osotouy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osotouy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- Gardener Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coose / Menard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Menard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gentry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Irby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hockenberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Massey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Skull Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Refeld Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Osotouy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Osotouy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osotouy, with the one closest to Osotouy listed first.
- Red Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Fork is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fork
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Medford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Tichnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White River is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henrico ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Reedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reedville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Deluce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deluce is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deluce
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osotouy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osotouy.
Newspapers Published in Osotouy ...
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 Osotouy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osotouy, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osotouy.
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 Osotouy:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Arkansas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Phillips County
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Osotouy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Osotouy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |