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 Bowie Corner (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 Bowie Corner. 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 Bowie Corner ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bowie Corner: Bowie Cor. (or less commonly used: Bowie Crn.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Bowie Corner 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 Bowie Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowie Corner:
- Dunklin County (The home county of Bowie Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Rives
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Tinkerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Caruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Cotton Plant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Kennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hornersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Senath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Sumach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Rington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Arbyrd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Arkmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cardwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- Fagus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Gideon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Portageville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Risco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Gobler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Deering
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mid City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Braggadocio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Bragg City
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Cooter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pascola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hayti Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Hayti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Homestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Bell City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Greenway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Rector
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Piggott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pollard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDougal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Craighead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Red Onion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Monette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lake View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Greene County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Bard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bard is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Marmaduke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paragould
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lafe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lafe is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Oak Grove Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Gosnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Stark City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Rington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Blytheville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arkmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Armorel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Dell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Leachville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <1>
- Barfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Burdette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Luxora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Victoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Ayers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Finley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Richwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Ridgely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Daniels Point Landing
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowie Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Bowie Corner.
Cemeteries Near Bowie Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowie Corner.
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 Bowie Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowie Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Finley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Senath.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29820 <3>
- Langdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harkeys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marsh Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Kennett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30001 <3>
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Cude Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brannon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Bowie Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowie Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowie Corner, with the one closest to Bowie Corner listed first.
- Vincit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
- Caruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Cotton Plant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Nesbit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nesbit is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
- Kennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Hornersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Senath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Braggadocio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Cooter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Cottonwood Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Gayoso
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayoso
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowie Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowie Corner.
Newspapers Published in Bowie Corner ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowie Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowie Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowie Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bowie Corner:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dunklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Mississippi County
- Dyer County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bowie Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bowie Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |