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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 Arkmo (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 Arkmo. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Arkmo is located in Dunklin County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dunklin County: Clay (AR), Craighead (AR), Greene (AR), Mississippi (AR), Butler, New Madrid, Pemiscot & Stoddard.

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

  • Dunklin County     (The home county of Arkmo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkmo, with the one closest to Arkmo listed first.
    • Rington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Arbyrd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Cardwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cockrum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Red Onion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hornersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Cotton Plant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Senath
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Caruth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rives
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Kennett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinkerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pemiscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkmo, with the one closest to Arkmo listed first.
    • Gobler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Holland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Steele
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cooter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Deering
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Mid City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Bragg City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Braggadocio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Pascola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Peach Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkmo, with the one closest to Arkmo listed first.
    • Rector
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bell City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Nimmons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Greenway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Piggott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pollard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Knobel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Peach Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Craighead County (AR)
  • Greene County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkmo, with the one closest to Arkmo listed first.
    • Bard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Paragould
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marmaduke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Pine Knot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lafe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lafe is located in Greene County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Crowley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Finch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Beech Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Beech Grove is located in Greene County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Stonewall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Walcott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Light
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Light is located in Greene County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkmo, with the one closest to Arkmo listed first.
    • Arkmo
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Leachville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Manila
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stark City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Gosnell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Dell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dell
      • From Arkmo to Dell
    • Blytheville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Carroll's Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Etowah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Etowah is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Victoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Athelstan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Burdette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poinsett County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkmo, with the one closest to Arkmo listed first.
    • Rivervale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
    • Trumann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Trumann is located in Poinsett County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <1>
    • Lepanto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <1>
    • Hatchie Coon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lauderdale County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkmo, with the one closest to Arkmo listed first.
    • Daniels Point Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Arkmo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arkmo.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arkmo, with the one closest to Arkmo 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 Arkmo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arkmo.

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

  • Cockrum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Macey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Macey is located in Craighead County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
  • Hornersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Bard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nesbit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nesbit is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
  • Cotton Plant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Senath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Caruth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Halliday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Halliday is located in Greene County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
  • Paragould
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mangrum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mangrum is located in Craighead County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
  • Marmaduke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vincit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bethel is located in Greene County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Lake City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City is located in Craighead County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Arkmo ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arkmo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arkmo, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arkmo.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Arkmo:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arkmo) 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 Arkmo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.