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Around Back Gate ...

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Back Gate, with the nearest first.

  • Pea Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Dumas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Pickens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Watson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gould
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gould is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Kelso
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Winchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Winchester is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Gillett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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    • Rohwer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Varner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Varner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
    • Tichnor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tillar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Reed
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Warrenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton

For more communities neighboring Back Gate, please visit our County-by-County Page for Back Gate.

Desha County ...

Back Gate is located in Desha County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Desha County: Arkansas, Chicot, Drew, Lincoln, Phillips & Bolivar (MS). The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Back Gate ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Back Gate.

Airports Near Back Gate ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Back Gate and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Back Gate.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Desha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Back Gate), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.