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 Deco (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 Deco. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Deco is located in Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County: Mississippi (AR), Dunklin, New Madrid, Dyer (TN) & Lake (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Deco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deco:
- Pemiscot County (The home county of Deco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Gobler
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Deering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Mid City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Braggadocio
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Bragg City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Steele
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pascola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Hayti Heights
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Cooter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayti
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Butler County
- Fagus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Tinkerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Rives
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Kennett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Cotton Plant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Sumach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Senath
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Hornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Pine City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Holcomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arbyrd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Gideon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Portageville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Conran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Risco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Marston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Bell City
(13 miles [20.9 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Piggott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Francis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Red Onion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Monette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Bard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bard is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Marmaduke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Gosnell
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Blytheville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stark City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Armorel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Rington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Barfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Arkmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Dell
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Manila
(23 miles [37 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>
- Burdette
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Leachville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luxora
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Ayers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Bogota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Middle City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sunkist Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Daniels Point Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Deco, see our County-by-County Page for Deco.
Cemeteries Near Deco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deco.
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 Deco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rising Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hatley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frakes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Pullam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cupp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Deco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deco, with the one closest to Deco listed first.
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Braggadocio
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Vincit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
- Kennett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Cotton Plant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cooter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Senath
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Nesbit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nesbit is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gayoso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayoso
- Tyler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Cottonwood Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deco.
Newspapers Published in Deco ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deco, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deco.
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 helpful 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 Deco:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pemiscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid 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> | 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 Deco, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |