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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Phosphate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Phosphate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Phosphate, 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 Phosphate (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 Phosphate. 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 Phosphate is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Phosphate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phosphate:

  • Independence County     (The home county of Phosphate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Cushman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Cushman is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Bethesda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bethesda is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Sandtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandtown is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Desha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Desha is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
    • Locust Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Batesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pfeiffer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
    • Moorefield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Cave City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Southside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Southside is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Salado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Salado is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
    • Floral
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Floral is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
  • Baxter County
    • Culp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Almond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Almond is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Wolf Bayou
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
    • Drasco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Prim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ida
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wilburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
    • Edgemont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainbow Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
    • Greers Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heber Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Former name for Heber Springs:
      • Sugar Loaf
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
    • Higden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Glencoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Glencoe is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Bexar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Izard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Guion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Lunenburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lunenburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Bone Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bone Town is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
    • Sage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sage is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
    • Melbourne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • LaCrosse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • LaCrosse is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
    • Jumbo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jumbo is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Newburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Violet Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Violet Hill is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
    • Brockwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Brockwell is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Calico Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • Elgin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Elgin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Strawberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Saffell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Saffell is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
  • Sharp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Maxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Maxville is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Grange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Grange is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Evening Shade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Poughkeepsie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
    • Ash Flat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Marcella
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Mountain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fifty-Six
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Timbo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Onia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Alco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Van Buren County
    • Fairfield Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Davenport is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Sunnydale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sunnydale is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
    • Pangburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Phosphate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phosphate.

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

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

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

  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hassel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rinn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nail Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Winkle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kelly & Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hyte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (314 more) ...
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Moser Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.

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

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

  • Cushman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cushman is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Saint James
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saint James is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Bethesda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bethesda is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Marcella
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcella is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
  • Denieville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Denieville is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
  • Alvis ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvis is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
  • Gid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gid is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gid
  • Lunenburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lunenburg is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Sandtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandtown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Almond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Almond is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Desha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Desha is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
  • Batesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sage is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
    • Jamestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people

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

Newspapers Published in Phosphate ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phosphate.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phosphate, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phosphate.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Phosphate:

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 Phosphate, 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>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 from Point A (ie- Phosphate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.