Welcome to Bessie ...
So far, we found very little information about Bessie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bessie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bessie, please Contact Us.
Bessie would have been located within present day Faulkner County<2>.
The location of Bessie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bessie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bessie is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bessie was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Bessie still existed, it would have been in the (501) area code.
Communities Also Named Bessie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Bessie: This one is located in Faulkner County and the other is located in Lawrence County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 9 communities that are also named Bessie - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bessie.
Communities near Bessie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bessie.
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>
- Maumelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
- Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <5>
- Morrilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrilton
- Morrilton is located in Conway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrilton <5>
- Greenbrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,782 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbrier <5>
- Mayflower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <5>
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
- Wooster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Wooster is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
- Plumerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumerville
- Plumerville is located in Conway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumerville <5>
- Oppelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Bessie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bessie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bessie. 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 Bessie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bessie. See our Newspapers Page for Bessie.
Adding Bessie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bessie 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 Bessie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bessie post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bessie.
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 Bessie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Faulkner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bessie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |