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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 Peach Orchard (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 Peach Orchard. 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 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.

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

  • Pemiscot County     (The home county of Peach Orchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • 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
    • Bragg City
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Mid City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Pascola
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deering
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Hayti Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Hayti
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gobler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Braggadocio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Fagus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fagus is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
    • Qulin
      (23 miles [37 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Broseley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunklin County
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Gideon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tallapoosa
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Risco
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Conran is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
    • Parma
      (18 miles [29 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Catron
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Marston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Howardville
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • North Lilbourn
      (23 miles [37 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
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Bernie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • LaValle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Baker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
    • Dexter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Penermon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Dudley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dudley is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Clay County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Nimmons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Bell City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Saint Francis
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • McDougal
      (25 miles [40.2 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)
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Gosnell
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Rington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blytheville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Stark City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Arkmo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyer County (TN)
  • Lake County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Powells Ferry
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Tiptonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ridgely
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Peach Orchard, see our County-by-County Page for Peach Orchard.

Cemeteries Near Peach Orchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peach Orchard.

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 Peach Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard 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.<3>

While we didn't find Peach Orchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peach Orchard.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Peach Orchard ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peach Orchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peach Orchard, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peach Orchard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Peach Orchard:

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 Peach Orchard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peach Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.