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 Stokers Ferry (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 Stokers Ferry. 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 Stokers Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Stokers Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stokers Ferry may originally have been Stoker's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stokers Ferry might be written as Stoker Ferry.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Stokers Ferry is located in Hempstead 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 Hempstead County: Clark, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Stokers Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stokers Ferry:
- Hempstead County (The home county of Stokers Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- McNab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Ozan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Oakhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Doyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Perrytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- McCaskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tokio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- Saratoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buck Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blue Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Dierks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lafayette County
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- Millwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Ashdown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Alleene
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Winthrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foreman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- Rondo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nevada County
- Emmet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Nathan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Kimberley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Billstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Murfreesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- Paraloma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lockesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Horatio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Red Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Nash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
- Leary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Redbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Wake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Victory City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Hooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Redwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County (TX)
- Domino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stokers Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Stokers Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Stokers Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stokers Ferry.
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 Stokers Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stokers Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- Dowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newsom Cometery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hominy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shirley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehouse Cemetery
- Crofton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Brownstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hicks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Stokers Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stokers Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stokers Ferry, with the one closest to Stokers Ferry listed first.
- Millwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Saratoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Allbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbrook
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Tollette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownstown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rankin is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Homan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homan is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Buck Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ben Lomond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Mandeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stokers Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stokers Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Stokers Ferry ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stokers Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stokers Ferry, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stokers Ferry.
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 either 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 Stokers Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Nevada County
- Pike County
- Sevier County
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Stokers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stokers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |