Our Genealogy Helper
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 Rocky Comfort (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 Rocky Comfort. 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.
Rocky Comfort is located in Little River 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 Little River County: Hempstead, Howard, Miller, Sevier, McCurtain (OK) & Bowie (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Comfort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Comfort:
- Little River County (The home county of Rocky Comfort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Foreman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
- Foreman is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <2>
- Winthrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alleene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Ashdown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Ashdown is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <2>
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Yarborough Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
- Tollette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <2>
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Texarkana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Horatio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Horatio is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <2>
- Norwoodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwoodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Ben Lomond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
- Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <2>
- Process City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Process City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Lockesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Paraloma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- De Queen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
- De Queen is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <2>
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Haworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Idabel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
- Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <2>
- Broken Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Redbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- New Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Red Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Nash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
- Maud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <2>
- Redwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Simms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Simms is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <2>
- Wake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
- Wake Village is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <2>
- Red River County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Avery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Avery is located in Red River County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <2>
- English
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Red River County (TX)
- Annona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Comfort, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Comfort.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Comfort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Comfort.
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 Rocky Comfort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dollarhide Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dollarhide Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dollarhide Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- French Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- French Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gravelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravelly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Arden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eastport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastport Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rocky Comfort had a population of 234 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Comfort, with the one closest to Rocky Comfort listed first.
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Rankin is located in Little River County
- Cerrogordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Malta is located in Bowie County (TX)
- New Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whaley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaley is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Hooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norwoodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwoodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Peytonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peytonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
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- Ben Lomond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
- Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <2>
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Brownstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Brownstown is located in Sevier County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Comfort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Comfort.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Comfort ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Comfort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Comfort, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Comfort.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rocky Comfort:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Little River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Howard County
- Miller County
- Sevier County
- McCurtain County
- Bowie County
- Red River County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocky Comfort. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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 Rocky Comfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Rocky Comfort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Comfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7051, Longitude: -94.4058 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |