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Introduction ...

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

We've added Poe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Poe, 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 Poe (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 Poe. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Poe is historic, it would have been located within present day Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.

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

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of Poe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poe, with the one closest to Poe listed first.
    • Shirley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Eglantine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Chalk ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Tree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Morganton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
    • Choctaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Dennard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rumley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
    • Bee Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
    • Crabtree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • Baxter County
    • Big Flat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poe, with the one closest to Poe listed first.
    • Edgemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greers Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Higden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Prim
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Heber Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Pearson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearson is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Drasco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Drasco is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
    • Tumbling Shoals
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ida
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Quitman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Conway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poe, with the one closest to Poe listed first.
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poe, with the one closest to Poe listed first.
    • Enders
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Enders is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Guy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Guy is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Twin Groves
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Centerville is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Greenbrier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Independence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poe, with the one closest to Poe listed first.
    • Bethesda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bethesda is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
    • Floral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Floral is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Locust Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Izard County
    • Guion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Guion is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poe, with the one closest to Poe listed first.
    • Leslie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Watts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Watts is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Baker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Baker is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Harriet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Cozahome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poe, with the one closest to Poe listed first.
    • Fox
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fox is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Timbo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Alco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Mountain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Onia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Fifty-Six
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Marcella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poe, with the one closest to Poe listed first.
    • Rose Bud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pangburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Poe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poe.

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

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

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

  • Collins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Settlement Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eglantine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rushing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lute Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Smartt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Prim.
    • The Smartt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56314 <4>
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • Finch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Mtn. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pee Dee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Poe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poe.

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

  • Settlement ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Settlement is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
  • Rushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rushing is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Eglantine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
  • Chalk ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Shiloh ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Choctaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Morganton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Timbo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dennard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bee Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
  • Alco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alco is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mountain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Heber Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Oak Flat ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat

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

Newspapers Published in Poe ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poe, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poe.

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 Poe:

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 Poe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poe) 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.