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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Stop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stop, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Stop (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 Stop. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Stop is historic, it would have been located within present day Crawford 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 Crawford County: Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington, Adair (OK), Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Stop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stop:
- Crawford County (The home county of Stop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Lee Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Anna ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Natural Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barcelona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountainburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winfrey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Rudy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Locke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Van Buren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Trident
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Siloam Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Delaney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Sebastian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Fort Smith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Skylight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skylight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Morrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Strickler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dutch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Onda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Canehill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- West Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stilwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cherry Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Peavine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Peavine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Greasy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greasy is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Addielee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Cherokee County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Barber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Dry Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Tenkiller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Eldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Caney Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Carters Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Briggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Cookson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Welling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pettit Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Delaware County (OK)
- West Siloam Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Le Flore County (OK)
- Arkoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Short
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Belfonte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Stoney Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Long
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Remy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Brushy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Roland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Akins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Flute Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Moffett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marble City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Muldrow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stop, see our County-by-County Page for Stop.
Cemeteries Near Stop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stop.
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 Stop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Dobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garrett Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bateman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goddard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.
Stop itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stop, with the one closest to Stop listed first.
- Lee Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Tolu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolu is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Morrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Natural Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Strickler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Barcelona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Dutch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Blackburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hubbard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Armada ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Armada is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Sexton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sexton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stop.
Newspapers Published in Stop ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stop, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stop.
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 helpful 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 Stop:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Madison County
- Sebastian County
- Washington County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |