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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 Kennett (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 Kennett. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Kennett is located in Dunklin County and is the County Seat.

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 Kennett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kennett:

  • Dunklin County     (The home county of Kennett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett listed first.
    • White Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sumach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinkerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caruth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Senath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pine City is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Cotton Plant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rives
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Holcomb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gibson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Gibson is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Hornersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Clarkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett listed first.
    • Fagus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fagus is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
    • Oglesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Qulin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Qulin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett listed first.
    • Gideon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tallapoosa
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Risco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Risco is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Risco <1>
    • Conran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conran is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
    • Parma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Parma is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
    • Point Pleasant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pemiscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett listed first.
    • Gobler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Bragg City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Mid City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Deering
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Peach Orchard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pascola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Braggadocio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Homestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Steele
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayti Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • North Wardell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
    • Wardell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Stoddard County
  • Clay County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett listed first.
    • Bell City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Nimmons
      (5 miles [8 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
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rector
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Francis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pollard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McDougal
      (23 miles [37 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)
  • Greene County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett listed first.
    • Marmaduke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafe
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Paragould
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett listed first.
    • Rington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gosnell
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Arkmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stark City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Blytheville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Leachville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Manila
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Armorel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
    • Barfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burdette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dyer County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett listed first.
    • Ayers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
    • Boothspoint
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Lake County (TN)
    • Powells Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 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

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

Cemeteries Near Kennett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kennett.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kennett, with the one closest to Kennett 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kennett had a population of 302 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kennett had a population of 10,034 people.

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

  • Vincit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sumach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Caruth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Senath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Plant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nesbit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nesbit is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
  • Holcomb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenway
    (11 miles [17.7 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Covington is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Braggadocio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rector
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hornersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Saint Francis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kennett ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennett.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kennett. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kennett and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kennett.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Kennett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kennett:

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' (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- Kennett) 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 Kennett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.