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 Shawnee (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 Shawnee. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Shawnee 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 Shawnee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shawnee:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Shawnee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Bassett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Joiner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Bardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Frenchmans Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Denwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Marie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Dyess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birdsong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Whitton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Driver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Keiser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Athelstan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Caraway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Monette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Turrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Heafer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Jericho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- James Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Poindexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Mound City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Crawfordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Memphis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Earle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Twist
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Parkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Tyronza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lepanto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Rivervale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Marked Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hatchie Coon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Trumann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County (TN)
- Gallaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fort Pillow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Ashport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Glimp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Giles Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Ramsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Millington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Rosemark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Spring Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Hunt Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bartlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Lakeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Corona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Drummonds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Wilkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Gilt Edge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Munford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Atoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burlison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Bride
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bride is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shawnee, see our County-by-County Page for Shawnee.
Cemeteries Near Shawnee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawnee.
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 Shawnee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shawnee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Bassett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Louise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rupe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uzzell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McFadden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Golden Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shawnee had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Corona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Bardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Pecan Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Golden Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
- Lambethville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lambethville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambethville
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Nodena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nodena is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena
- Carson Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
- Quito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quito is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito
- Drummonds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Tyronza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Athelstan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shawnee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shawnee.
Newspapers Published in Shawnee ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawnee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shawnee, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shawnee.
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 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 Shawnee:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Poinsett County
- Fayette County
- Lauderdale County
- Shelby 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 Shawnee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shawnee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |