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 Hickman Landing (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 Hickman Landing. 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 Hickman Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickman Landing: Hickman Lndg. (or less commonly used: Hickman Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickman Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickman Landing.
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 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.
Hickman Landing 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 Hickman Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickman Landing:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Hickman Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Barfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Armorel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Blytheville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burdette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Gosnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Luxora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Stark City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Dell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Osceola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Rives
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Tinkerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Cotton Plant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Hornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Caruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Kennett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Senath
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Cooter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caruthersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Hayti Heights
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Deering
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Gobler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- 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
- Mid City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Netherlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Crockett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Chestnut Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Maury City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Maury Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Crockett Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Johnsons Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Ayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Mengelwood
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Boothspoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Finley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Middle City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Fowlkes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Dyersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bruceville
(18 miles [29 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
- Bishop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bogota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Haywood County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Nutbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Ridgely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Edith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Arp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ashport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Luckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Flippin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Halls
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Glimp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Gates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Fort Pillow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Henning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Bride
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bride is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Detroit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burlison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gift is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Gilt Edge
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickman Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Hickman Landing.
Cemeteries Near Hickman Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickman Landing.
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 Hickman Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickman Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- AME Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Number 9 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Number 8 Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edith UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hickman Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickman Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickman Landing, with the one closest to Hickman Landing listed first.
- Hales Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Point
- Barfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Tyler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Cottonwood Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Ayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Cooter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Nankipoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
- Boothspoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Ashport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Lightfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dry Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Double Bridges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Finley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickman Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickman Landing.
Newspapers Published in Hickman Landing ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickman Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickman Landing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickman Landing.
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 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 Hickman Landing:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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> | 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 Hickman Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickman Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |