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 Lanark (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 Lanark. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lanark is located in Cass County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Lanark. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lanark:
- Cass County (The home county of Lanark)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
- Queen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Domino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bloomburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bivins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Douglassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huffins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- McLeod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kildare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
- Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Redwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nash
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Texarkana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Leary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Red Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Victory City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Hooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Simms
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- Lodi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morris County
- Naples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Lafayette County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
- Gin City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Little River County (AR)
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
- Capps City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Doddridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fouke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Texarkana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Rondo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
- Zylks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Rodessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Missionary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Vivian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hosston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Gilliam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lanark, see our County-by-County Page for Lanark.
Cemeteries Near Lanark ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanark.
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 Lanark - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lanark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
- Queen City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Atlanta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6664 <2>
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Domino Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Echols Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lanark had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
- Queen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- O'Farrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- O'Farrell is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Farrell
- Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Bivins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Douglassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huffins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Era ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Era is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Eylau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Boggy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boggy is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fouke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lanark. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lanark.
Newspapers Published in Lanark ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanark.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanark, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lanark.
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 Lanark:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Caddo Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lanark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Lanark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |