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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 Athelstan (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 Athelstan. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Athelstan is located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Craighead, Crittenden, Poinsett, Dunklin (MO), Pemiscot (MO), Dyer (TN), Lauderdale (TN) & Tipton (TN).

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

  • Mississippi County     (The home county of Athelstan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
    • Etowah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Keiser
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keiser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • West Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
      • West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
    • Victoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Dyess
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
      • Dyess is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <2>
    • Marie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Osceola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bardstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bardstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
      • Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bardstown
      • From Athelstan to Bardstown
    • Bassett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Driver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County
    • Wilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
    • Manila
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
    • Caraway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
      • Caraway is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <2>
    • Black Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Monette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
    • Lake View
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County
    • Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Onion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Onion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
      • Red Onion is located in Craighead County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Onion
      • From Athelstan to Red Onion
    • Brookland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
    • Gilmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Turrell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <2>
    • Heafer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Poindexter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poindexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
      • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poindexter
      • From Athelstan to Poindexter
    • Clarkedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
      • Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jericho
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Athelstan to Jericho
    • James Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
      • James Mill is located in Crittenden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to James Mill
      • From Athelstan to James Mill
  • Cross County
    • Twist
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
      • Twist is located in Cross County
  • Greene County
    • Bard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
      • Bard is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bard
      • From Athelstan to Bard
  • Poinsett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
    • Rivervale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivervale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
    • Lepanto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
      • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <2>
    • Alto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marked Tree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyronza
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatchie Coon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Trumann
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
      • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <2>
    • Black Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
    • Greenfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
    • Arkmo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
      • Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rington
      • From Athelstan to Rington
    • Red Onion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Onion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
      • Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Onion
      • From Athelstan to Red Onion
    • Hornersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Cockrum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cockrum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
      • Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cockrum
      • From Athelstan to Cockrum
    • Arbyrd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbyrd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Cardwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
      • Cardwell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <2>
    • Cotton Plant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rives
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Caruth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Senath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Holland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Lauderdale County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
    • Fulton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Daniels Point Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
      • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
    • Ashport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
      • Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashport
      • From Athelstan to Ashport
    • Fort Pillow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Luckett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Glimp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glimp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
      • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
  • Shelby County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
    • Giles Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giles Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
      • Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Cuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuba
      • From Athelstan to Cuba
    • Ramsey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ramsey
      • From Athelstan to Ramsey
    • Millington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tipton County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
    • Corona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corona
      • From Athelstan to Corona
    • Randolph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Detroit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Detroit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Detroit
      • From Athelstan to Detroit
    • Drummonds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilt Edge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Burlison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlison
      • Burlison is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlison <2>
    • Garland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Wilkinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bride
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bride. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
      • Bride is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bride
      • From Athelstan to Bride
    • Munford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Atoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Brighton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Athelstan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Athelstan.

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 Athelstan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Three Way Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Way Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Way Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brinkley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manchester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rivercrest Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Bethlehem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Pittman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zion Rock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Athelstan had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Carson Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
    • Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Bardstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bardstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
    • Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bardstown
    • From Athelstan to Bardstown
  • Osceola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mangrum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
    • Mangrum is located in Craighead County
  • Golden Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
    • Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Sans Souci
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
    • Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County
  • Shawnee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Mississippi County
  • Nodena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nodena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena
    • Nodena is located in Mississippi County
  • Marked Tree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tyronza
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecan Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
    • Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
  • Fulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Golddust
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golddust have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
      • Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Lake City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
    • Hatchie Coon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Athelstan ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Athelstan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Athelstan, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Athelstan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Athelstan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Athelstan. 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/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Athelstan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Athelstan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6987, Longitude: -90.1777       In this case, the coordinates for Athelstan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Athelstan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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