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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bayou Macon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bayou Macon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bayou Macon, please Contact Us.
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 Bayou Macon (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 Bayou Macon. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bayou Macon is historic, it would have been located within present day Chicot 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 Chicot County: Ashley, Desha, Drew, East Carroll (LA), West Carroll (LA), Issaquena (MS) & Washington (MS).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Bayou Macon. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bayou Macon:
- Chicot County (The home county of Bayou Macon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Macon, with the one closest to Bayou Macon listed first.
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Chicot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <3>
- Eudora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dermott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Macon, with the one closest to Bayou Macon listed first.
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Parkdale is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <3>
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Hamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Macon, with the one closest to Bayou Macon listed first.
- Arkansas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McGehee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McArthur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Reed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rohwer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Macon, with the one closest to Bayou Macon listed first.
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Tillar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jones
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <3>
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Kilbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Macon, with the one closest to Bayou Macon listed first.
- Lamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Mound Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Eutaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eutaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Lake Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Grapeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grapeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Benoit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <3>
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Macon, with the one closest to Bayou Macon listed first.
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Metcalfe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalfe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Byrne City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Forrest City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Stoneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Washington County (MS)
- Wilmot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Washington County (MS)
- Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Leland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <3>
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Hollandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Washington County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <3>
- Napanee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napanee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Napanee is located in Washington County (MS)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bayou Macon, see our County-by-County Page for Bayou Macon.
Cemeteries Near Bayou Macon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayou Macon.
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 Bayou Macon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bayou Macon, with the one closest to Bayou Macon listed first.
- Woodson Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodson Temple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodson Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bayou Macon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayou Macon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayou Macon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Davies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davies Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davies Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jennie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennie Cemetery
- The Jennie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jennie Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54544 <5>
- Greenland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tolliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolliver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holly Grove Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery #2
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Red Leaf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Leaf Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Yellow Bayou Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Bayou Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.
While we didn't find Bayou Macon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bayou Macon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bayou Macon, with the one closest to Bayou Macon listed first.
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Chicot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <3>
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
- Refuge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Refuge is located in Washington County (MS)
- Hudspeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudspeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Chicot County
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Halley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
- Halley is located in Desha County
- Dermott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swiftwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County (MS)
- Trafalgar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafalgar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Grand Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County (MS)
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bayou Macon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bayou Macon.
Newspapers Published in Bayou Macon ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayou Macon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayou Macon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bayou Macon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bayou Macon:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Chicot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Morehouse Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Bolivar County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Bayou Macon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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- Bayou Macon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayou Macon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3182, Longitude: -91.3240 In this case, the coordinates for Bayou Macon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |