Welcome to Cockrum ...

Cockrum is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Cockrum is located in Dunklin County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Cockrum, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cockrum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Cockrum is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Cockrum: (573)

Communities Also Named Cockrum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cockrum - it's located in Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cockrum.

Communities near Cockrum ...

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

• Paragould
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <5>
• Brookland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Brookland is located in Craighead County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <5>
• Manila
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <5>
• Lake City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
• Leachville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <5>
• Rector
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
  • Rector is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <5>
• Monette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Monette is located in Craighead County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <5>
• Senath
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
  • Senath is located in Dunklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
• Caraway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
  • Caraway is located in Craighead County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <5>
• Marmaduke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
  • Marmaduke is located in Greene County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmaduke <5>

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 Cockrum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cockrum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cockrum. 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 Cockrum.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cockrum ...

Looking for more information about Cockrum? 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 Cockrum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cockrum.

Adding Cockrum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cockrum 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 Cockrum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cockrum post office opened in 1886.

We also found Cockrum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cockrum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/