Our Genealogy Helper
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 Burton (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 Burton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Burton 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 Burton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burton:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Burton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Blytheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Armorel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Barfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Gosnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Burdette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Stark City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Luxora
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Victoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Manila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Keiser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Bell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Monette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Onion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Caraway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Rives
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hornersville
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Cotton Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Tinkerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Caruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Rington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Senath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Arkmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- 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
- Kennett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cockrum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Red Onion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Cooter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Gobler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Deering
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Hayti Heights
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Mid City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Caruthersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
- Pascola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bragg City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Netherlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Crockett County (TN)
- Chestnut Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Ayers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Finley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Middle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Fowlkes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Dyersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bruceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Bogota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Haywood County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Nutbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lake County (TN)
- Powells Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Daniels Point Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Ashport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Luckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Arp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Edith
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Fort Pillow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Glimp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
- Flippin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Henning
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Halls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Halls is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <1>
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Bride
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bride is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Detroit
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Burlison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilt Edge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gift
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gift is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burton, see our County-by-County Page for Burton.
Cemeteries Near Burton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burton.
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 Burton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Spur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- AME Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Number 9 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Burton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Barfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cooter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Ashport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Hales Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Point
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Golddust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
- Cottonwood Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lightfoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Ayers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hornersville
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Braggadocio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Cotton Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burton.
Newspapers Published in Burton ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Burton:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Dunklin County
- Pemiscot County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Haywood County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Burton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |