Welcome to Deans Island ...

Deans Island is located in Mississippi County<1>.

The location of Deans Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deans Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Deans Island: Deans Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Deans Island for more information about variations on the name of Deans Island.

Deans Island is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Deans Island lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Deans Island, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Deans Island lies within the (870) area code.

Communities near Deans Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deans Island.

• Memphis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Bartlett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Spring Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Millington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <4>
• Atoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Osceola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Munford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
• Brighton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Hunt Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Deans Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deans Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deans Island. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deans Island.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deans Island. See our Newspapers Page for Deans Island.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deans Island ...

Looking for more information about Deans Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Deans Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deans Island.

Adding Deans Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deans Island in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Deans Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Deans Island post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deans Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deans Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/