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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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, 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 may 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.
    • Carroll's Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Etowah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Etowah is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Keiser
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • West Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
    • Victoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Dyess
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dyess is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <1>
    • Marie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
      • 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)
    • Bassett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Driver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
    • Wilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilson is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Craighead County
  • 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)
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Turrell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Heafer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Poindexter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jericho
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • James Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cross County
    • Twist
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Twist is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
  • Greene County
  • Poinsett County
  • 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)
    • Red Onion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Cockrum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbyrd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Cardwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Plant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rives
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • 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)
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • 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)
      • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
    • Ashport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • 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)
      • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
  • Shelby County (TN)
  • Tipton County (TN)

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.

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

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.

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, 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)
    • Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
  • Bardstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Osceola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mangrum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mangrum is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
  • Golden Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
  • Sans Souci
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
  • Shawnee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Nodena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nodena is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena
  • 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)
    • Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
  • Fulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Golddust
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
    • Lake City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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]<3>. 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 first turn to 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:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Athelstan) 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 Athelstan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.