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 Lawrence 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 1912.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bessie is 250 feet [76 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 (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Bessie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Bessie: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Faulkner 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.
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
- Walnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <5>
- Bono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <5>
- Hoxie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <5>
- Tuckerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
- Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <5>
- Swifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Black Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <5>
- College City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Portia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
- Portia is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <5>
- Cash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 1912.
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 Lawrence, 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/ |