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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 Dell (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 Dell. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

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

  • Mississippi County     (The home county of Dell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Stark City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Victoria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Burdette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manila
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gosnell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Blytheville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Luxora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Luxora is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Osceola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Carroll's Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Keiser
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Leachville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Athelstan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • Bell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Craighead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Caraway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Monette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak
      (18 miles [29 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Brookland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Greene County
  • Poinsett County
  • Dunklin County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Rington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Arkmo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Plant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rives
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Arbyrd
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Caruth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cardwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cockrum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Onion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Senath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tinkerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kennett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Cooter
      (18 miles [29 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 northeast)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Deering
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Braggadocio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Mid City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Bragg City
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Pascola
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Hayti Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 northeast)
  • Dyer County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Ayers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
    • Boothspoint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mengelwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lauderdale County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Daniels Point Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Pillow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Luckett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glimp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
    • Arp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Edith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ripley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Henning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tipton County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Detroit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Randolph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Gilt Edge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bride
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Corona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Drummonds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Dell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dell.

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

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Clear Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Osceola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Athelstan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hornersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Golddust
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
  • Sans Souci
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
  • Carson Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
  • Ashport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Barfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Nesbit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
  • Cotton Plant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mangrum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mangrum is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cooter
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Macey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Macey is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Dell ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dell, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dell.

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 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 Dell:

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