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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 Snow Lake (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 Snow Lake. 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 Snow Lake ...

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 Snow Lake: Snow Lk.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Snow Lake 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 Snow Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snow Lake:

  • Desha County     (The home county of Snow Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake, with the one closest to Snow Lake listed first.
    • Watson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County
    • Pea Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
    • Kelso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Rohwer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dumas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Pickens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
  • Arkansas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake, with the one closest to Snow Lake listed first.
    • Tichnor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Arkansas County
    • Gillett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Charles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • De Witt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Crockett's Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
      • Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
    • Bayou Meto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
      • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake, with the one closest to Snow Lake listed first.
    • Crumrod
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County
    • Mellwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
      • Mellwood is located in Phillips County
    • Lambrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
      • Lambrook is located in Phillips County
    • Elaine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
      • Elaine is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <1>
    • Wabash
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
      • Wabash is located in Phillips County
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Old Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Phillips County
    • Turner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Phillips County
    • Oneida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Phillips County
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake, with the one closest to Snow Lake listed first.
    • Perthshire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perthshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
      • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Round Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
      • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Gunnison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Waxhaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Wright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Rosedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Duncan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Hushpuckena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
      • Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Shelby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
    • Alligator
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
      • Alligator is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Beulah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Winstonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
      • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Christmas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
      • Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Coahoma County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Lake, with the one closest to Snow Lake listed first.
    • Sunflower Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunflower Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
      • Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Roundaway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
      • Roundaway is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Clarksdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
    • Claremont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Hopson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
      • Hopson is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Lyon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
      • Lyon is located in Coahoma County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Dublin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Friars Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
      • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people

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

Newspapers Published in Snow Lake ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snow Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snow Lake, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snow Lake.

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 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 Snow Lake:

Cemeteries Near Snow Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snow Lake.

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 Snow Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Thompsons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompsons Cemetery
  • Gum Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Grove Cemetery
  • Henrico Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henrico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrico Cemetery
  • Luke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke Cemetery
  • White Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Parker Cemetery
  • Person Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Person Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Person Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
  • Gunnison Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunnison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunnison Cemetery
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
    • Turners Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turners Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turners Chapel Cemetery
    • Booker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booker 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.<5>

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

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

  • Henrico ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
    • Henrico is located in Desha County
  • Laconia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laconia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
    • Laconia is located in Desha County
  • Concordia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
    • Concordia is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Perthshire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perthshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
    • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Gunnison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
    • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Deeson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deeson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
    • Deeson is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Round Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • White River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Desha County
  • Wright
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Hillhouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
    • Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Rosedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Sunflower Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunflower Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
    • Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tichnor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hushpuckena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
      • Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Duncan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snow Lake. 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>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.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Snow Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snow Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0609, Longitude: -91.0232       In this case, the coordinates for Snow Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Snow Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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