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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 Sikeston (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 Sikeston. 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.

Sikeston is primarily located in New Madrid County. A portion of Sikeston extends into Scott 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 New Madrid County: Fulton (KY), Dunklin, Mississippi, Pemiscot, Scott, Stoddard & Lake (TN).

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

  • New Madrid County     (The home county of Sikeston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sikeston, with the one closest to Sikeston listed first.
    • Morehouse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Matthews
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ogden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Canalou
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Kewanee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • La Forge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Catron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Catron is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • North Lilbourn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Lilbourn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • New Madrid
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Howardville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Parma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Parma is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
    • Marston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Bollinger County
  • Cape Girardeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sikeston, with the one closest to Sikeston listed first.
    • Randles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cliff ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Cox
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
    • Delta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
    • Allenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Dutchtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Whitewater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Cape Girardeau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gordonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Crump
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunklin County
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sikeston, with the one closest to Sikeston listed first.
    • Bertrand
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Charleston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • East Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiting
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anniston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Anniston is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Wilson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Pinhook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
      • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
    • Thirtyfour Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Wyatt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sikeston, with the one closest to Sikeston listed first.
    • Miner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Miner is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
    • Crowder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Haywood City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Blodgett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Blodgett is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Diehlstadt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Vanduser
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Morley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Lambert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Oran
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Benton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • New Hamburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Caney Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Perkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sikeston, with the one closest to Sikeston listed first.
    • Grayridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
    • Baker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Baker is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
    • Circle City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Guam ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Penermon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Bell City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Essex
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Essex is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • LaValle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Painton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
    • Bloomfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tillman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Advance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexander County (IL)
  • Pulaski County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sikeston, with the one closest to Sikeston listed first.
    • Mounds
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Mound City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Villa Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballard County (KY)
  • Fulton County (KY)
  • Hickman County (KY)

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

Cemeteries Near Sikeston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sikeston.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sikeston, with the one closest to Sikeston listed first.

  • City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Garden of Memories
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bennifield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Armour Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dogwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (259 more) ...
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Blodgett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Noxall Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sikeston had a population of 636 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sikeston had a population of 15,968 people.

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

  • Little River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Little River is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Morehouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bertrand
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Buffington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffington is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
  • Ogden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Diehlstadt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Blodgett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Blodgett is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Grayridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
  • Morley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Morley is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • East Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Whiting
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oran
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • La Forge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Avert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Avert is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert

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

Newspapers Published in Sikeston ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sikeston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sikeston, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sikeston.

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 Sikeston:

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