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 Gidson (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 Gidson. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Gidson 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 Gidson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gidson:
- Pemiscot County (The home county of Gidson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Bragg City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Homestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- North Wardell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Mid City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Pascola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Netherlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Deering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Hayti Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Gobler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Braggadocio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Hayti
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Fagus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Qulin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Oglesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Broseley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Sumach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Pine City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Holcomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Tinkerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Kennett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Malden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rives
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Gideon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tallapoosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Portageville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Risco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Parma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Point Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Marston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Howardville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lilbourn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Lilbourn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- New Madrid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Bernie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- LaValle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Nimmons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Bell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Saint Francis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piggott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Pollard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rector
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McDougal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Greene County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Marmaduke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bard is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Gosnell
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Rington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Blytheville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stark City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Arkmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Armorel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Barfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Ayers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Bogota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Mengelwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Tiptonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sunkist Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Proctor City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Owl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- New Markham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gidson, see our County-by-County Page for Gidson.
Cemeteries Near Gidson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gidson.
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 Gidson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gidson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Sumach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCulley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stanfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Clarkton.
- The Stanfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stanfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31757 <2>
- Ingram Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wardell Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Rising Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nimmons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Gidson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gidson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gidson, with the one closest to Gidson listed first.
- Sumach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Holcomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Kennett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Braggadocio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Vincit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
- Gayoso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayoso
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portageville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piggott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Caruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gidson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gidson.
Newspapers Published in Gidson ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gidson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gidson, 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 Gidson.
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 Gidson:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pemiscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Stoddard County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Mississippi County
- Dyer County
- Lake 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 Gidson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gidson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |