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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 Burdette (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 Burdette. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Burdette 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 Burdette. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burdette:

  • Mississippi County     (The home county of Burdette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Luxora
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Luxora is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Dell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blytheville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Victoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Osceola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stark City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Gosnell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Armorel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Armorel is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
    • Barfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Keiser
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Manila
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Driver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
    • Carroll's Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Caraway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Monette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Red Onion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Greene County
  • Poinsett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Rivervale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
    • Lepanto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Hornersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Rington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rives
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Cotton Plant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arkmo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Caruth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Arbyrd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Tinkerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cardwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Onion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Senath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cockrum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Cooter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <1>
    • Steele
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <1>
    • Gobler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Braggadocio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Deering
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Mid City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Hayti Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Hayti
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Caruthersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dyer County (TN)
  • Haywood County (TN)
  • Lake County (TN)
    • Powells Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
  • Lauderdale County (TN)
  • Tipton County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burdette, see our County-by-County Page for Burdette.

Cemeteries Near Burdette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burdette.

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

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burdette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.

  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Citizen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mann Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatchie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatcher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rosa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Zion Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • Violet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Burdette in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burdette.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.

  • Clear Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Golddust
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
  • Osceola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ashport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sans Souci
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
  • Barfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
  • Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Athelstan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Pillow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mack
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mack is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
  • Detroit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lightfoot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
    • Cooter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <1>
    • Nodena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Nodena is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burdette. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burdette.

Newspapers Published in Burdette ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burdette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burdette, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burdette.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Burdette:

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>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 Burdette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burdette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.