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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 Deans Island (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 Deans Island. 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.

Name Variations for Deans Island ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Deans Island: Deans Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
  • While the name of this community is Deans Island, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Deans Island may originally have been Dean's Island.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Deans Island might be written as Dean Island.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Deans Island is located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Craighead, Crittenden, Poinsett, Dunklin (MO), Pemiscot (MO), Dyer (TN), Lauderdale (TN) & Tipton (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Deans Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deans Island:

  • Mississippi County     (The home county of Deans Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deans Island, with the one closest to Deans Island listed first.
    • Bassett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Joiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Frenchmans Bayou
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
      • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
    • Wilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
    • Bardstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bardstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
      • Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
    • Driver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County
    • Marie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Birdsong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
      • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Denwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
      • Denwood is located in Mississippi County
    • Dyess
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
      • Dyess is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <4>
    • Whitton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
      • Whitton is located in Mississippi County
    • Keiser
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keiser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Craighead County
    • Caraway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
      • Caraway is located in Craighead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <4>
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deans Island, with the one closest to Deans Island listed first.
    • Clarkedale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
      • Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Gilmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Turrell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <4>
    • Jericho
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • James Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
      • James Mill is located in Crittenden County
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Mound City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County
    • Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
    • Heafer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
      • Heafer is located in Crittenden County
    • West Memphis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
      • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
    • Crawfordsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Poindexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poindexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
      • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
  • Cross County
    • Twist
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
      • Twist is located in Cross County
  • Poinsett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deans Island, with the one closest to Deans Island listed first.
    • Tyronza
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Alto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Poinsett County
    • Lepanto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
      • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <4>
    • Black Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
    • Marked Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Rivervale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivervale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
    • Hatchie Coon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchie Coon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
      • Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • Southhaven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
      • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Fayette County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deans Island, with the one closest to Deans Island listed first.
    • Gallaway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Braden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
      • Braden is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braden <4>
    • Hickory Withe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Withe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Lauderdale County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deans Island, with the one closest to Deans Island listed first.
    • Fulton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Fort Pillow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
      • Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Ashport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
      • Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Daniels Point Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
      • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
    • Glimp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glimp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
      • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Luckett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
      • Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
  • Shelby County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deans Island, with the one closest to Deans Island listed first.
    • Cuba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Giles Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giles Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
      • Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Ramsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Lucy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
      • Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Millington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodstock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Rosemark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
      • Rosemark is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Spring Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
    • Hunt Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
      • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
    • Bartlett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
    • Binghampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
      • Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Memphis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
  • Tipton County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deans Island, with the one closest to Deans Island listed first.
    • Corona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Drummonds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wilkinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
      • Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Munford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
      • Munford is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
    • Atoka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
      • Atoka is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
    • Gilt Edge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
      • Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Burlison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlison
      • Burlison is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlison <4>
    • Detroit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Detroit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Brighton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
    • Idaville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
      • Idaville is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Walnut Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)

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

Cemeteries Near Deans Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deans Island.

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 Deans Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Barrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacob Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54516 <5>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Noblin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noblin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noblin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Embury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quito Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quito Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quito Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rupe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rupe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56037 <5>
  • St. Matthew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Independence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Poplar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bledsoe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bledsoe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bledsoe 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.<6>

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

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

  • Corona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Pecan Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
    • Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
  • Cuba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Quito
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito
    • Quito is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Shawnee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Mississippi County
  • Drummonds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Crittenden County
  • Lambethville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambethville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
    • Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
  • Ramsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Golden Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
    • Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Bardstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bardstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
    • Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
  • Lucy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
    • Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
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    • Millington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerrville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
      • Kerrville is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)

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

Newspapers Published in Deans Island ...

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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deans Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deans Island, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deans Island.

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 websites either 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 Deans Island:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deans Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Deans Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Deans Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deans Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4284, Longitude: -90.0412       In this case, the coordinates for Deans Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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