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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 Red Fork (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 Red Fork. 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.

Name Variations for Red Fork ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Red Fork: Red Frk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Red Fork is located in Desha 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 Desha County: Arkansas, Chicot, Drew, Lincoln, Phillips & Bolivar (MS).

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

  • Desha County     (The home county of Red Fork)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Fork, with the one closest to Red Fork listed first.
    • Watson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pea Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
    • Kelso
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Rohwer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dumas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pickens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Mitchellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County
    • Snow Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County
    • McArthur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Desha County
    • Reed
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Arkansas City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • McGehee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Arkansas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Fork, with the one closest to Red Fork listed first.
    • Tichnor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gillett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Arkansas County
    • Bayou Meto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
      • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
  • Chicot County
    • Dermott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Fork, with the one closest to Red Fork listed first.
    • Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Tillar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Selma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Fork, with the one closest to Red Fork listed first.
    • Reydell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
      • Reydell is located in Jefferson County
    • Tamo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
      • Tamo is located in Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Fork, with the one closest to Red Fork listed first.
    • Gould
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Varner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
      • Varner is located in Lincoln County
    • Warrenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
    • Grady
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Meroney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
      • Meroney is located in Lincoln County
    • Tyro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
      • Tyro is located in Lincoln County
    • Crigler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
      • Crigler is located in Lincoln County
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Fork, with the one closest to Red Fork listed first.
    • Crumrod
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County
    • Mellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
      • Mellwood is located in Phillips County
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Fork, with the one closest to Red Fork listed first.
    • Rosedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
    • Wright
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Waxhaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Gunnison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Beulah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Christmas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
      • Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Perthshire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perthshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
      • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Eutaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eutaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
      • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Mound City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Benoit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
      • Benoit is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <1>
    • Pace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
      • Pace is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Round Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
      • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Scott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)

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

Newspapers Published in Red Fork ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Fork.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Fork, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Fork.

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 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 Red Fork:

Cemeteries Near Red Fork ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Fork.

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 Red Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Porter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
  • Irby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irby Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
  • Gardener Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardener Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardener Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53989 <5>
  • Coose / Menard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coose / Menard Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Coose / Menard Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coose Cemetery
    • Menard Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coose / Menard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55063 <5>
  • Old Menard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Menard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Menard Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Menard Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Menard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376658 <5>
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55115 <5>
  • Hockenberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Skull Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skull Cemetery
    • Refeld Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Refeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Refeld Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55902 <5>
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Red Fork had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Watson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Medford ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Desha County
  • Arkansas Post ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas Post have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Post
    • Arkansas Post is located in Arkansas County
  • Pendleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Desha County
  • Dumas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • White River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Desha County
  • Tichnor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • South Bend ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
  • Rosedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
  • Reedville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Reedville is located in Desha County
  • Hopedale ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Desha County
  • Wright
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Henrico ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
      • Henrico is located in Desha County
    • Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Douglas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9365, Longitude: -91.2701       In this case, the coordinates for Red Fork 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 Red Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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