Welcome to Cockrum ...
Cockrum is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Cockrum is located in Dunklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cockrum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Cockrum is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cockrum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cockrum: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Cockrum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cockrum - it's located in Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cockrum.
Communities near Cockrum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cockrum.
- Paragould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
- Leachville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rector
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Senath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caraway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
- Caraway is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <4>
- Marmaduke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cockrum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cockrum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cockrum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cockrum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cockrum. See our Newspapers Page for Cockrum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cockrum ...
Looking for more information about Cockrum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cockrum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cockrum.
Adding Cockrum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cockrum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cockrum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cockrum post office opened in 1886.
We also found Cockrum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cockrum.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dunklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cockrum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Cockrum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Cockrum area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |