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 Troy (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 Troy. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Troy is located in Ouachita 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 Ouachita County: Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Nevada & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy:
- Ouachita County (The home county of Troy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Stephens is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <2>
- Bragg City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Pace City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Chidester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Cullendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Reader
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Louann
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Vanduzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Whelen Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Beirne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Vaden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Gurdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurdon
- Gurdon is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurdon <2>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Milner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - College Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- McNeil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- McNeil is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeil <2>
- Waldo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <2>
- Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Emerson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Horsehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Shover Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shover Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Patmos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Perrytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Buckner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Stamps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
- Stamps is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <2>
- McKamie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <2>
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Cale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Rosston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Zama ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Willisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Bodcaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Laneburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Emmet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Prescott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <2>
- Boughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Mount Holly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <2>
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Smackover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
- Smackover is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <2>
- Sandy Land
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Dumas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Norphlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White County
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Troy, see our County-by-County Page for Troy.
Cemeteries Near Troy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.
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 Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Round Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Christopher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christopher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tick Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tick Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tick Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gatlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Whitefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitefield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Watts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Tate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56484 <4>
- Watkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
- The Watkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haltom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56721 <4>
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tate 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Troy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Woodlawn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lufra ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Caney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Ouachita County
- College Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Milner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Laughlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - McNeil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- McNeil is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeil <2>
- Zama ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Rosston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Troy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troy.
Newspapers Published in Troy ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy.
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 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 Troy:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Ouachita County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hempstead County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nevada County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Ouachita County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Ouachita County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Troy. 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> | 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. |
| <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 Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Troy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Troy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5010, Longitude: -93.0871 In this case, the coordinates for Troy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |