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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 Ark (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 Ark. 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 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.

Ark is located in Dent County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

Below are the counties that are near Ark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ark:

  • Dent County     (The home county of Ark)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Sligo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Boss
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Howes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Doss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bunker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gila
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Darien
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Jack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Jadwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Lake Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lecoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Dillard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Cook Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Cherryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Czar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Davisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Steelville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elaver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Elaver is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
    • Midland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Scotia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Cuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cuba is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Viburnum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bixby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Good Water
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Rosati
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosati is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
    • Saint James
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgar Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rolla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Greeley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Oates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Bee Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Black
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reynolds
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Corridon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Munger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Munger is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Akers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Texas County
    • Sherrill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ark, with the one closest to Ark listed first.
    • Berryman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Berryman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Horton Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Horton Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
    • Sunlight
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sunlight is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
    • Belgrade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Ark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ark.

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 Ark - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mounce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kittenger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bowers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hutson - Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maledy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiebelman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (273 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dillard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cotner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Howes Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Howes Mill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
  • Stone Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
  • Sligo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sligo is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Dillard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillard is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Howes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Doss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Red Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Red Point is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
  • Cook Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Boscobel ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boscobel is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
  • Czar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Czar is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
  • Davisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cherryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Keysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Keysville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Condray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Condray is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray

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

Newspapers Published in Ark ...

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 Ark.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ark, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ark.

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 Ark:

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>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 Ark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Ark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.