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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 Senath (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 Senath. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Senath is located in Dunklin 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 Dunklin County: Clay (AR), Craighead (AR), Greene (AR), Mississippi (AR), Butler, New Madrid, Pemiscot & Stoddard.

Below are the counties that are near Senath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Senath:

  • Dunklin County     (The home county of Senath)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senath, with the one closest to Senath listed first.
    • Caruth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Plant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Arbyrd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Rives
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rives is located in Dunklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Kennett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cardwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkmo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tinkerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cockrum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Onion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler County
    • Fagus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fagus is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
  • New Madrid County
    • Gideon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pemiscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senath, with the one closest to Senath listed first.
    • Gobler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Deering
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Bragg City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Mid City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Steele
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Braggadocio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Cooter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pascola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Peach Orchard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayti Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Hayti
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Clay County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senath, with the one closest to Senath listed first.
    • Bell City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Rector
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nimmons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Greenway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Piggott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pollard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Francis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • McDougal
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Knobel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Peach Orchard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Corning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Craighead County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senath, with the one closest to Senath listed first.
    • Red Onion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Monette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Oak is located in Craighead County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Lake View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Caraway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Caraway is located in Craighead County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <1>
    • Lake City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City is located in Craighead County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <1>
    • Brookland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greene County (AR)
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senath, with the one closest to Senath listed first.
    • Rington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Arkmo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leachville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gosnell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Stark City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Manila
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Blytheville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Armorel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
    • Burdette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Victoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Barfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Senath, with the one closest to Senath listed first.
    • Ayers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
    • Boothspoint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake County (TN)
    • Powells Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 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

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

Cemeteries Near Senath ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Senath.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Senath, with the one closest to Senath 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 in 1895, Senath had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Senath had a population of 1,596 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Senath ...

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 Senath.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Senath. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Senath and those printed in the larger area surrounding Senath.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> of Senath.

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 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 Senath:

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>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- Senath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Senath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.